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Q&A: H7N9 bird flu - BBC News

Q&A: H7N9 bird flu

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A new type of flu has made the jump from birds to people in China - it is known as H7N9.

The World Health Organization says it as an "unusually dangerous virus", but it is still too soon to say whether it will pose a global threat to human health.

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The new H7N9 influenza virus