Hong Kong raises bird flu alert level as woman critical

Hong Kong raises bird flu alert level as woman critical
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 28, 2014 - Hong Kong hospitals raised alert levels Sunday as a woman diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 avian flu virus was in a critical condition. The 68-year-old woman was hospitalised on December 25 after returning from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen almost two weeks earlier, although it has not been confirmed where or how she contracted the virus. Ten people had previously been diagnosed wi ... more

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