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vaccine that provides wider protection against multiple strains of the bird flu virus, H7N9, is currently being worked on as the outbreak in China continues to get worse.
In a news conference held by the World Health Organization (WHO), they cautioned the public that the H7N9 virus, which is responsible for the present outbreak, is one of the most fatal seen in the latest years.
In a recent report, published in The Lancet, researchers confirmed that the A H7N9 bird flu virus, which began infecting humans in February 2013, was transmitted from chickens at a wet poultry market to humans.
WHO reported on May 8th that there have been a total of 32 reported deaths from the avian influenza A H7N9 virus. However, today, May 13th, Reuters reported that the death toll has reached 35.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260467.php