Will Chicken Prices Go Up In 2017? Bird Flu Confirmed At Tennessee Breeding Facility
The strain of bird flu found is the highly pathogenic H7 virus that devastated Midwest operations two years ago.
What Is Bird Flu? Avian Influenza Outbreaks In Europe Hit France, Netherlands, Finland
France, the Netherlands, Finland and other countries have reported cases of highly infectious bird flu in poultry stocks.
China H5N6 Bird Flu Sickens 6 People, 1 Dead; Health Officials Issue Advisory
Chinese health officials have advised people to avoid buying freshly slaughtered poultry in local markets.
H5N6 Avian Flu: China Reports New Case, Patient In Critical Condition
H5N6, which causes a high death rate among poultry, does not transmit easily between humans.
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Burkina Faso Government Confirms Outbreak Of Bird Flu In Chickens
Burkina Faso’s government confirmed on Wednesday that an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu was responsible for the deaths of large numbers of chickens in two regions of the country in recent weeks.
China Bans Imports Of US Poultry And Eggs Amid Bird Flu Fears
China’s decision has been widely criticized as the possibility of an outbreak of the flu in commercial flocks is believed to be very less.
CDC Creates New Safety Chief Position After Multiple Virus Handling Mishaps
After mishandling Ebola, avian flu and anthrax during the past year, the CDC is now recruiting for its new safety-chief position.
Swine Flu In India Claims 8 Lives In Telangana, Andhra Pradesh; Bird Flu Alert In Other States
Doctors warn that low temperatures during winter could cause the virus to stay active for a longer period of time.
New Case Of H7N9 Bird Flu Diagnosed In China
The latest diagnosis marks the second reported case of H7N9 bird flu in China in the past two weeks.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Birds To Be Culled After Highly Contagious Flu Strain Detected In Netherlands
While the virus detected in the Netherlands was identified as H5N8, the strain of the virus in the U.K. has so far not been identified.
UN: H5N6 Avian Flu Strain 'Particularly Worrisome' As It Sweeps Southeast Asia
The U.N. is warning about A(H5N6), a new strain of avian flu that is striking chicken and geese from China to Vietnam.
Anthrax Scare: CDC Announces Closure Of Two Labs, Halts Shipment Of Samples From High-Security Labs
CDC, on Friday, shut down two labs that mishandled anthrax and bird flu viruses and barred shipment of samples from high security labs.
Special Gene Potentially Responsible For Chinese Fatal Infections Of H7N9 Bird Flu Disease
As more H7N9 fatalities are reported, scientists determine a gene found in Chinese people may make them more susceptible to sickness.
First Human Infection Of H10N8 Bird Flu Strain Discovered In China, Killing One
Chinese health officials have confirmed that a new strain of bird flu has killed a woman in Jiangxi province.
China Reports First Case Of H10N8, A New Strain Of Bird Flu Infection In Humans; Woman's Death Could Be Related, Reports Say
A 73-year-old woman apparently contracted the virus after visiting a live-poultry market in a town 450 miles southwest of Shanghai.
H7N9 Bird Flu Passes From Person To Person In China For First Time: Study
Scientists think a 32-year-old woman caught the new bird flu strain from her father.
H7N9 Bird Flu Can Pass Between Ferrets, Raises Fears For Human-Human Transmission: Study
A strain of the H7N9 bird flu virus found in a human patient efficiently spread from one ferret to another in a new study.
Bird Flu Rising: Chinese Economy Takes Slight Hit After New Strain Spreads From Shanghai
New bird flu infections are spreading outward from Shanghai, Chinese officials said on Tuesday.
H7N9 Bird Flu Update: Human-To-Human Transmission Still A Possibility? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Forty percent of H7N9 bird flu victims had no contact with poultry. How did they get the disease?
Another Death In China From H7N9 Bird Flu As One Boy Makes Recovery And Anti-Viral Drugs Are Approved
China's H7N9 avian flu death toll rises with one more death confirmed.
Avian Flu H7N9: IBTimes Reports Back From Four Cities With Bird Flu Outbreaks
IBTimes reporters visited hospitals and markets in China to get a closer look at the avian flu situation.
Chinese Colonel Calls H7N9 Bird Flu An American 'Bio-Psychological Weapon'
Is America up to its old 'bio-psychological warfare tricks' again? A Chinese military officer says so, and he's not joking.
China's H7N9 Bird Flu Outbreak Prompts Shanghai McDonald's To Slash Chicken McNugget Prices
McDonald’s restaurants in Shanghai slashed chicken McNugget prices amid rising bird flu concerns.
China's Response To H7N9 Bird Flu Is Rapid, Unlike Previous SARS Epidemic
Although the number of those infected is slowly rising, officials in China say the current H7N9 avian flu will be easier to contain than SARS.
Six Dead From New Bird Flu Virus In China; Authorities Resort To Mass Culling Of Poultry After Virus Detection In Pigeons
China confirmed Friday a sixth death from a lesser known H7N9 strain of the bird flu virus, while 14 people remain infected.
Four More In China Confirmed With H7N9 Bird Flu, State Media Confirms
After China's Health Ministry confirmed the nation's first human cases of the new H7N9 bird flu strain, four more people now have the disease.
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