Bird Flu
Cambodia orders action to stop deadly bird flu
Mar 01, 2013 15:21 EST
Phnom Penh on Friday ordered urgent action to stem the "worrying" number of bird flu deaths in Cambodia, following a surge in the number of fatalities from the virus.
Cambodia reports eighth bird flu death, triggering fears
Feb 26, 2013 13:37 EST
A 35-year-old man has become Cambodia's eighth bird flu fatality this year, prompting concern about the spread of the virus in the country, a health official said Tuesday.
China reports year's second fatal case of bird flu
Feb 22, 2013 23:23 EST
A man in southwestern China has died of bird flu, health authorities said Saturday, becoming the second fatality from the H5N1 virus this year.
Mexico to slaughter a half million chickens over bird flu
Feb 15, 2013 17:33 EST
Mexico will slaughter 486,000 chickens after an outbreak of bird flu was detected in the central state of Guanajuato, officials said Friday.
China reports two human cases of bird flu: state media
Feb 10, 2013 12:43 EST
China reported two human cases of bird flu in the southwestern city of Guiyang on Sunday, with both patients in a critical condition, the official Xinhua news agency said.
UN agency warns of new global bird flu threat
Jan 29, 2013 09:07 EST
The UN food agency on Tuesday warned the world risked a surge in bird flu outbreaks unless countries strengthen their monitoring against dangerous animal diseases despite economic hardship.
Two Cambodians die from bird flu: UN health agency
Jan 25, 2013 06:21 EST
Two Cambodians have died from bird flu contracted while preparing infected chicken, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Swine flu kills three in Central Europe
Jan 24, 2013 15:20 EST
Three people have died in Romania and Macedonia after being infected with the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu, the two countries' health ministries said Thursday.
Scientists lift freeze on controversial flu research
Jan 23, 2013 15:28 EST
Scientists who created a mutant bird flu virus said Wednesday they will resume the controversial research after taking a 12-month break to allay fears of the bug escaping the lab or falling into terrorist hands.
Swine flu kills nine Palestinians
Dec 29, 2012 11:19 EST
Nine Palestinians have died in an outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu, the office of Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad said on Saturday.
Bangladesh slaughters 150,000 birds over avian flu
Dec 26, 2012 02:02 EST
Bangladesh's livestock authorities are slaughtering around 150,000 chickens at a giant poultry farm near Dhaka after the worst outbreak of avian flu in five years, officials said on Wednesday.
Indonesia says it has found more virulent bird flu strain
Dec 11, 2012 03:37 EST
Indonesia has identified the bird flu virus that killed hundreds of thousands of ducks in recent weeks as a more virulent type which is new to the country, according to a letter seen Tuesday.
Bird flu kills 4,000 wild ducks in Russia
Nov 30, 2012 11:35 EST
Around 4,000 wild ducks have been found dead in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, officials said on Friday, blaming H5 bird flu for the mass deaths.
House finches 'avoid sick members of their own'
Nov 06, 2012 22:46 EST
House finches avoid sick members of their own species, scientists said in a finding that could be useful for tracking the spread of diseases like bird flu that also affects humans.
Mexico overcomes bird flu outbreak
Oct 24, 2012 17:26 EDT
Mexico declared Wednesday that it has overcome a bird flu outbreak in the west of the country that had triggered the slaughter of 22 million hens since June.
Nepal culls chickens amid bird flu outbreak
Oct 15, 2012 09:38 EDT
Health workers in Nepal on Monday culled hundreds of chickens and destroyed eggs following an outbreak of bird flu in the capital Kathmandu, a government official said.
Vietnam hit by new 'highly-toxic' bird flu: reports
Sep 07, 2012 13:41 EDT
A new highly-toxic strain of the potentially deadly bird flu virus has appeared in Vietnam and is spreading fast, according to state media reports.
Shortage sparks egg hunt in Mexico
Sep 05, 2012 09:39 EDT
A drastic shortage has sparked a desperate egg hunt in Mexico, after a bird flu outbreak forced farmers to cull some 11 million hens, a disaster in the world's leading per capita egg consumer.
Bird flu claims ninth victim this year in Indonesia
Aug 11, 2012 02:07 EDT
An Indonesian man has died of bird flu, the health ministry said, in the country's ninth fatal case this year.
Mexico destroys 8 mn chickens amid bird flu outbreak
Aug 08, 2012 02:14 EDT
Eight million chickens have so far been slaughtered in Mexico and 66 million more were vaccinated in a bid to contain a bird flu outbreak in the west of the country, authorities said.
