| Journal Call no. | HC411.A76 |
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| Author | Shepherd, Catherine. |
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| Article Title | Killer on the loose? : two mysterious deaths have raised fears that another lethal flu epidemic may be on the way / Catherine Shepherd. |
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| Is Part Of | Asiaweek ; v.23, no.50, 19 Dec 1997, p.46-47, illus. |
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| Abstract | In May 1997, a three-year-old boy died of flu. It was the world's first known victim of avian influenza -- a virus that had never before infected humans. The new deadly virus has been identified as Influenza A (H5N1). The article features the findings of scientists on this virus and expresses worries about the outbreak of another lethal flu epidemic in the southern parts of China. |
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