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China Won't Share Its Samples of a Deadly Flu Virus

China refuses to share H7N9 samples making difficult developing a vaccine against it

28-Aug-2018

Key points from article :

China is withholding samples of bird flu virus H7N9.

Samples are needed to develop vaccines against the virus.

Infections which can spread globally within days.

A new strain of H7N9 first appeared in China in 2013.

Has a 40% fatality rate but doesn't spread easily between people.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

National public health institute of the United States.

Michael Callahan

President of United Therapeutics, Division of Cellular Therapeutics and doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Pandemics