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China reports first human infection with H10N3 strain of bird flu in the world
The patient, a 41-year-old man from Zhenjiang city, is currently in a stable condition and meets…
PTI
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A Brand New Hybrid Bird Flu In China Has Scientists Worried
An increase in new bird flu viruses being detected in humans could be a result of the Chinese gover…
Jennifer Welsh
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Swans are spinning in circles, bleeding from their nostrils, and collapsing dead amid an outbreak of avian flu in Europe
The disease is not believed to pose a threat to humans, and there is currently no suggestion it cou…
Will Martin
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The worst bird-flu outbreak in US history is 'wiping out everything in numbers we've never seen before.' Here's what you need to know.
The new, more contagious bird-flu virus, H5N1, has decimated wild-bird populations and contributed …
Bethany Dawson
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The world is taking precautions to prevent another bird flu epidemic - here's what you need to know
Transmission to humans is rare, but it can happen. People who catch it usually have had direct cont…
Lindsay Dodgson
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China Reports Third New Bird Flu Strain To Jump To Humans This Year
This could be because the Chinese government has increased surveillance for avian flu infections af…
Jennifer Welsh
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This Map Shows The Spread Of A Deadly New Bird Flu Strain Terrifying Everyone In China
H7N9 is almost certainly under-reported — the symptoms described by the World Health Organization (…
Adam Taylor
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The Frightening Story Of A Man Who Bought A Chicken And Then Died Of Bird Flu
Chickens are pictured on the floor of a food market in downtown Shanghai, April 5, 2013. Chinese au…
Jennifer Welsh
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Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, China is now also fighting deadly bird flu
However, the outbreak is a cause for concern because the contagion is often fatal, with a 60% morta…
Paulina Cachero
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Why 4 new bird flu developments have experts worried about the virus
The H5N1 bird flu virus is changing and getting more opportunities to adapt to humans. Experts are …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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How The Deadly New Bird Flu Is Spreading Across China
Unlike H5N1, birds can be infected with the H7N9 virus and show no symptoms. Since officials don't …
Dina Spector
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A Hospital Employee Broke The H7N9 Bird Flu News Over China's Twitter
And on March 6, someone posted on Weibo, "Ask the hospital to tell the truth." The anonymous postin…
Jennifer Welsh
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Fortis, Apollo and other top hospitals are spending a lot of what they charge — most of which is going to doctors
But, are hospitals making undue profits? As per Edelweiss Securities, most of the top hospitals…
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The 3rd human case of bird flu in the US has 2 new and troubling symptoms
The H5N1 avian-flu virus has its third known infection in a US farmworker. Unlike previous patients…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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What to know about H5N1 bird flu in humans as a girl dies in Cambodia and her father tests positive
The strain of bird flu that killed the girl, H5N1, can transmit between humans but it's rare, exper…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A 'highly pathogenic strain' of H5N1 bird flu has been reported in China's Hunan province
"The designation of low or highly pathogenic avian influenza refers to the potential for these viru…