WebMD Tue, 08 Apr 2008 8:14 AM PDT
A Chinese father, 52, barely survived bird flu he caught from his son, 24, who died. Family members may share susceptibility to the virus. http://www.webmd.com/news/20080407/bird-flu-jumped-from-son-to-father?src=RSS_PUBLIC
China sees human-to-human bird flu
USA Today Mon, 07 Apr 2008 8:09 PM PDT
Chinese health officials have confirmed that a father caught bird flu from his son last December, according to a report released Tuesday.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-07-china-birdflu_N.htm?csp=34
Father 'caught bird flu from son'
BBC News Tue, 08 Apr 2008 1:12 AM PDT
Tests show a Chinese man probably contracted bird flu from his son - renewing fears about the risk to humans.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7335986.stm
Human infects human with bird flu in China: study
AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 4:04 PM PDT
A 24-year old man in China probably infected his father with the H5N1 strain of bird flu before dying, renewing concerns that the disease could one day spread easily among humans, according to a study released Tuesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080407/hl_afp/healthfluchina_080407230455
Probable Case of Human-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission Reported
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 4:01 PM PDT
MONDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a probable case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu in China.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080407/hl_hsn/probablecaseofhumantohumanbirdflutransmissionreported
Chinese son likely gave bird flu to father: report
Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 3:34 PM PDT
A 24-year-old Chinese man who died of bird flu in December passed the virus directly to his father in a rare case of human-to-human transmission of the virus, doctors reported on Monday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080407/hl_nm/birdflu_china_transmission_dc_1
China confirms human-to-human bird flu transmission
San Diego Union-Tribune Tue, 08 Apr 2008 8:36 AM PDT
LONDON – Chinese health officials have confirmed that a father caught bird flu from his son last December, according to a report released Tuesday. Human-to-human transmission of bird flu has happened about a dozen times in the past, in countries including Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Turkey.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/health/20080407-1445-chinabirdflu.html
Over 5,000 birds culled in bird flu hit Tripura
Calcutta News Tue, 08 Apr 2008 9:16 AM PDT
More than 5,000 poultry were culled Tuesday in Tripura as authorities ordered the slaughter of 25,000 birds after laboratory tests confirmed bird flu in the northeast Indian state.
http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/346448
Human To Human Transmission Of Bird Flu
Medical News Today Tue, 08 Apr 2008 9:17 AM PDT
Testsindicate that a father diagnosed with bird flu in China probably caughtthe disease from his son, only increasing concern about transmission ofthe virus between humans. This was published early online and in theApril 2008 issue of The Lancet.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/103196.php
Chinese open up on bird flu
The Australian Tue, 08 Apr 2008 7:00 AM PDT
IN a remarkable reversal of policy, Chinese scientists have for the first time reported openly about a case of person-to-person transmission of bird flu.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23509804-30417,00.html?from=public_rss
