WHO data on bird flu raises new questions about human transmission More than 50 percent of patients infected with a new type of bird flu in China had no contact with poultry, the World Health Organization said on Friday, further raising questions about whether the virus was transmitted between humans. More
New strain of bird flu virus kills 14 people in China China reported another death and three new infections from a new strain of avian influenza known as H7N9 on Monday, bringing the total death toll to 14 and the number of infections to 63, the official Xinhua News Agency said. More
China Escalates Response to Avian Flu Outbreak With confirmation that a sixth person has died from a mysterious avian-borne virus, Chinese officials escalated their response on Friday, advising people to avoid live poultry, dispatching virologists to chicken farms across the country and slaughtering more than 20,000 birds at a wholesale market in Shanghai where the virus, known as H7N9, was detected in a pigeon. More
New bird flu strain causes fifth death in China A middle-aged man who transported poultry for a living and another unidentified person have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll to five among 14 confirmed cases in China, the government and state media reported Thursday. More
By Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma ClinicThink you will get a break from allergies during Oklahoma’s winter weather season? Cedar pollen season arrives just when you think allergy season is over.
“Cedar trees are most prevalent in central Texas and extend north into Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas.
Choctaw Nation, OBI hosts plasma drive
DURANT — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Blood Institute last week hosted a convalescent plasma drive in Durant to aid Oklahomans diagnosed with COVID-19.
Convalescent plasma is used to treat patients suffering from coronavirus.
By Linda Miller, for The OklahomanSpring weather is still a couple of months away, but for many it’s difficult to get excited about the same clothes that have been in rotation since October.
Thankfully, it doesn’t take much effort to jazz up a look while waiting out winter.
By Brandy McDonnellIt's almost Groundhog Day - again - and an Oklahoma City theater is offering people an all-day opportunity to celebrate with Bill Murray's beloved movie of the same name. Rodeo Cinema - the nonprofit arthouse theater located in historic Stockyards City - will be screening the 1993 comedy classic "Groundhog Day" on a loop starting at 10:30 a.m.
President Joe Biden is expected to issue additional executive orders by end of the day today that will kickstart the process of combating climate change. Part of the directives will be an executive order requiring federal agencies to determine how expansive a ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal land should be.
Sneci isn’t your typical summer home, considering it doesn’t even come with a foundation. Then again, a foundation isn’t needed for this floating escape located on Lake Tisza in Hungary. The clients, Réka and Balázs, live in a small apartment in Budapest where they enjoy an active social and professional calendar.