Bird flu virus strain from mainland arrives in Taiwan
22 April 2013 6:19 AM IST
Samples of the human H7N9 virus strain, provided by the mainland China, arrived in Taipei Saturday and have been sent to a laboratory so that their biological features could be studied, Xinhua reported.
The transfer of the virus strain samples indicates that cross-strait cooperation on infectious disease prevention and control has entered a new stage and it hoped for further deepening cooperation, the island's disease control authority said .
The samples will be used to assess the effectiveness of virus testing measures on the island, among other research and development work, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control said.
Twelve suspected bird flu cases have been reported since Friday, of which seven were negative, with the remaining five still being tested.
The transfer of the virus strain samples indicates that cross-strait cooperation on infectious disease prevention and control has entered a new stage and it hoped for further deepening cooperation, the island's disease control authority said .
The samples will be used to assess the effectiveness of virus testing measures on the island, among other research and development work, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control said.
Twelve suspected bird flu cases have been reported since Friday, of which seven were negative, with the remaining five still being tested.
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