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On April 15, the Department of Health of east China's Jiangsu Province reported that a woman surnamed Gu, a 77-year-old who had previously tested positive for the H7N9 virus, died on April 15 after emergency treatments failed. The province also repor

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On April 15, the Department of Health of east China's Jiangsu Province reported that a woman surnamed Gu, a 77-year-old who had previously tested positive for the H7N9 virus, died on April 15 after emergency treatments failed. The province also repor

英闻天下——541 Bird Flu Cases in China Rises to 24

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VOA标准英语2011--Dengue Severity Depends on Prior Infection, Genetic Variation

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VOA标准英语2012--Tuberculosis Cases Down, Disease Still A Major Killer

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E. coli infection cases rise sharply in Germany

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BERLIN, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A 57-year-old man died of E. coli infection in Germany's Frankfurt Thursday, pushing the death toll from the bacteria to 30. The man had traveled with his wife to the city of Hamburg, an epicenter of the outbreak, Frankfurt

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