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Updates On US Bird Flu Outbreak as H7N9 Bird Flu in China Records Highest Death Toll In Years [VIDEO]
By Gerard Black | Apr 04, 2017 07:09 AM EDTUS health authorities are wary as China announced six new cases of H7N9 bird flu in Hunan province and outbreaks of the avian flu have been reported in several US states.
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Bird Flu Detected in Tennessee Chicken Flock
By Beth Vargas | Mar 07, 2017 10:45 AM ESTUSDA confirms bird flu strain on a commercial farm in Tennessee.
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France Bird Flu: Country To Slaughter More Ducks
By Anne Collins | Feb 22, 2017 07:30 AM ESTFrance to cull 600,000 more ducks in fight against bird flu virus. The French government has promised that the farmers will be compensated.
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H7N9 Avian Flu Virus Outbreak In China Kills Dozens; Country Remains Calm
By Beth Vargas | Feb 21, 2017 08:00 PM ESTThis year the bird flu virus hits China again with outbreak in different provinces.
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Bird Flu in China: WHO Warns Neighboring Countries
By Joie M Gahum | Jan 27, 2017 08:10 AM ESTThe World Health Organization warned all countries to watch out for possible outbreaks of the bird flu virus after several deaths have been recorded among patients in China.
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Bird Flu in Uganda Causes Mass Death of Migratory and Domestic Birds
By Savitha .C.Muppala | Jan 19, 2017 11:13 PM ESTA bird flu alert has been declared by the government of Uganda after samples collected from a beach on Lake Victoria shores and other parts of the country tested positive for the virus.
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Severity Of Flu Linked To Year Of Birth, Research Says
By Sarah | Nov 12, 2016 10:20 AM ESTThe lollipop analogy suggests that your year of birth year predicts, how you will be affected by the animal-origin-influenza A virus. Though the prediction can be extended to a complete diagnosis the association proved shows that there are connections between the first time a person gets infected by a flu and his possibility to be severely attacked by influenza A in the later stage.
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Bird Flu Identified in the UK, Netherlands and Germany
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 17, 2014 11:45 AM ESTThe bird flu was found in farms located in the UK, Netherlands and Germany. Officials reported that the outbreaks, which may or may not be linked to one another, pose a very small health risk to the population.
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First Ever H5N6 Death Case Confirmed in China
By Cheri Cheng | May 07, 2014 09:19 AM EDTOfficials confirmed the first ever H5N6 death in a 49-year-old man from China.
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Five Mutations can make the Bird Flu Airborne
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 11, 2014 02:58 PM EDTA new study detailed how the H5N1 virus could become airborne.
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First Human Victim of the New Bird Flu Virus Confirmed In China
By Kamal Nayan | Feb 05, 2014 09:19 AM ESTThe first case of human infections with a new avian influenza virus has been confirmed in China, according to a new report published by The Lancet. The influenza virus has genetically evolved from the H10N8 virus.
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Bird Flu Cases Increases Ahead of Chinese New Year
By Kamal Nayan | Jan 23, 2014 11:38 AM ESTA sudden increase in the cases of the deadly new strain of bird flu is being reported in China, according to BBC.
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First Death From Bird Flu Reported In North America
By Kamal Nayan | Jan 09, 2014 11:04 AM ESTA Canadian who traveled Beijing has died of bird flu although the risk of transmission is less, Canadian health officials have confirmed.
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Chinese Woman with Rare Bird Flu, H10N8, Dies
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 18, 2013 09:34 AM ESTA 73-year-old Chinese woman, who was infected with a rare strain of the avian flu called H10N8, has passed away.
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First Confirmed Case of Bird Flu in Hong Kong
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 03, 2013 09:30 AM ESTHong Kong announced its first confirmed case of the bird flu in a 36-year-old worker.
