Saudi Arabia says five dead from new SARS-like virus

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said five more people have died of a deadly new virus from the same family as SARS, and two other people were in intensive care. The seven cases were discovered in al-Ahsa governorate in the Eastern Province, the Saudi news agency SPA quoted the Saudi Health Ministry as saying in a statement late on Wednesday. A Saudi man died in March from the virus. …

China reports latest bird flu death, toll rises to 27

A breeder, whose business has been affected by the H7N9 bird flu virus, walks his ducks along a road in Changzhou countyBEIJING (Reuters) – A 55-year-old man in central China has died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 27 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday. The H7N9 virus, which has infected 127 people in China, is a threat to world health and should be taken seriously, scientists said on Wednesday. The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) has described it as "one of the most lethal" flu viruses but said there is as yet no evidence of human-to-human transmission of this virus. …

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