New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

A 3km (1.9 miles) protection zone and 10km (6.2 miles) surveillance zone were in place around each of the infected premises, ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

The Department of Agriculture has issued a warning after a strain of avian influenza - or bird flu - was detected in a number ...

The two new confirmed cases are in stable condition and are being treated with Tamiflu. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

If we don’t invest in technologies like mRNA vaccines for pandemic influenza now, once a virus starts going human-to-human, ...

The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, is pleased to announce that, in the coming days, South Africa will embark on its first-ever vaccination of poultry as a proactive measure to minimise the ...

"A laboratory result from the Pasteur Institute in Cambodia showed on June 30 that the woman was positive for H5N1 virus," the statement said. "The patient has the symptoms of fever, cough, and ...

The Federal Court of Appeal is refusing to allow the owners of a British Columbia ostrich farm to conduct further testing of ...

The world's top experts on avian influenza are in St. John's this week working toward a global response to the growing amount ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...