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BIRTH OF A KILLER: Is China ground zero for a future pandemic? Hundreds there have already died of a new bird flu putting world health authorities on high alert
- Source :
- Smithsonian. November, 2017, Vol. 48 Issue 7, p44, 9 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Yin Shuqiang, a corn farmer in hardscrabble Sichuan province, sits on a rough-hewn wooden bench, surrounded by concrete walls. The only splash of color in his house is a crimson [...]
- Subjects :
- China -- Health aspects
Disease transmission -- Forecasts and trends
Epidemics -- Forecasts and trends -- China
Avian influenza -- Distribution
Public health
Gene mutation -- Health aspects
Avian influenza viruses -- Genetic aspects -- Health aspects
Poultry industry -- Health aspects
Market trend/market analysis
Company distribution practices
History
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00377333
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Smithsonian
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.514616604