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China's science and health authorities have announced a new project to fight the H7N9 virus, and plan to develop a vaccine within seven months.
The Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Health and Family Planning Commission announced on Wednesday the start of a joint research project to control H7N9, which includes diagnostic tests and vaccine development.
Several major science and technology projects had been carried out in China before the current H7N9 bird flu outbreak. This was good preparation for the new project, according to a Ministry of Science and Technology statement released to China Daily on Thursday.
Previous projects focused on detection technology for different types of the influenza A virus, completing the construction of a nationwide laboratory network for disease screening, and helping to develop a variety of therapeutic products.
Meanwhile, Chinese scientists have analyzed genetic fragments extracted from the H7N9 virus, and found it is probably the result of a gene reassortment of the bird flu virus carried by ducks, chicken and probably wild birds in the vicinity of Shanghai, Zhejiang province and Jiangsu province.
Earlier reports in China suggested the wild birds came from South Korea, but the laboratory denied this.
It said wild birds carrying the genetic segments might have taken a route to the Yangtze Delta area from Australia and East Asia, crossing a number of countries including South Korea.
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http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/12/content_16394789.htm
The Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Health and Family Planning Commission announced on Wednesday the start of a joint research project to control H7N9, which includes diagnostic tests and vaccine development.
Several major science and technology projects had been carried out in China before the current H7N9 bird flu outbreak. This was good preparation for the new project, according to a Ministry of Science and Technology statement released to China Daily on Thursday.
Previous projects focused on detection technology for different types of the influenza A virus, completing the construction of a nationwide laboratory network for disease screening, and helping to develop a variety of therapeutic products.
Meanwhile, Chinese scientists have analyzed genetic fragments extracted from the H7N9 virus, and found it is probably the result of a gene reassortment of the bird flu virus carried by ducks, chicken and probably wild birds in the vicinity of Shanghai, Zhejiang province and Jiangsu province.
Earlier reports in China suggested the wild birds came from South Korea, but the laboratory denied this.
It said wild birds carrying the genetic segments might have taken a route to the Yangtze Delta area from Australia and East Asia, crossing a number of countries including South Korea.
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http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/12/content_16394789.htm