Bird Flu: New Avian Influenza Virus Kills Two In China
Two people have died in Shanghai from a strain of avian influenza virus not seen in humans before.
Bird Flu Death In China Sparks Fear Of Human-Transmitted H5N1 Strain
A woman has died of the H5N1 avian flu in China, but there's a worrying twist: She had not been in contact with birds.
Baby Seal Deaths Attributed To New Bird Flu Strain
A virus that jumped from birds to seals turns out to have adaptations that could make it transmissible to humans as well.
US Takes India To WTO Over Import Restrictions On US Poultry Products
The United States has approached the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India's import restrictions on US agricultural products.
Deadly Bird Flu Studies to Stay Secret for Now: WHO
Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that could cause a deadly human pandemic will be published only after experts fully assess the risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Deadly H5N1 Flu Studies Put on Hold Until Risks Known
Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that could cause a deadly human pandemic will be published only after experts fully assess the risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Decision Time for Researchers of Deadly Bird Flu
When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organization this week, they will be tasked with deciding just how far scientists should go in creating lethal mutant viruses in the name of research.
Bird Flu: Decision Time for Researchers
When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organization this week, they will be tasked with deciding just how far scientists should go in creating lethal mutant viruses in the name of research.
Fears of a Mutant Virus Flying the Coop Halt Bird-Flu Study
Researchers studying a potentially more lethal, airborne version of the bird-flu virus have suspended their studies because of concerns the mutant virus they have created could be used as a devastating form of bioterrorism or accidentally escape the lab.
Changing Attitudes in China over H5N1 Bird Flu
Two surveys released Wednesday concludes that poultry workers in China still need H5N1 avian flu education and that people in China have changed their eating habits in response to bird flu.
Annual Flu Vaccines Could Leave People Vulnerable to Novel Pandemics: Study
According to a new research paper published in the November Journal of Virology, vaccinating children annually against influenza virus could interfere with their development of cross-reactive killer T cells to flu viruses.
New Bird Flu Outbreak in India has PM Concerned
An outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in West Bengal, India as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh races to coordinate preventative measures.
H5 Bird Flu Outbreak in India has Officials Scrambling
A new outbreak of the H5 strain of avian influenza (bird flu) has surfaced in West Bengal, India.
Bird Flu Returns with Deadlier Strain, Warns UN
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a warning, looking at the situation that it a mutant strain of deadly flu is already spreading in China and Vietnam, according to CBS News report. Fears of an outbreak of bird flu this winter have been raised by the United Nations. Bird flu was in decline, but FAO warns it appears to be on the rise again and the new bird flu strain is even deadlier.
U.N. Warns of Bird Flu Resurgence
The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the bird flu virus, reports the Associated Press.