bird flu
China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO
BEIJING, April 12 (Reuters) - A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that…
France launches first order for bird flu vaccines
By Sybille De La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) - France has launched a tender for 80 million doses of bird flu vaccines in…
Chile detects first case of bird flu in a human
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile detected the first case of bird flue in a human, the country's health ministry reported. The case was…
South American countries create task force to tackle bird flu threat
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - South American health authorities have created a regional technical committee to deal with outbreaks of bird flu as…
Flu experts gather with H5N1 risk on the agenda
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed…
UPDATED: Bird flu situation ‘worrying’, WHO working with Cambodia
LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is working with the Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1…
Argentina tightens health protocols to control bird flu
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) - Argentina's government adopted new measures to prevent spread of bird flu and limit potential damage to exports as…
Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines
By Sybille de La Hamaide CASTELNAU-TURSAN, France (Reuters) - French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015…
More South American nations report bird flu cases; Brazil remains free
By Victor Borges, Ana Mano, Maximilian Heath SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The confirmation of more bird flu cases in South America raised alarm…
Don’t assume bird flu risk to humans will remain low, WHO warns
The risk of bird flu spreading in humans is low at the moment - but it doesn't mean it will necessarily stay…
Bird flu spreads in Czech Republic’s largest outbreak
PRAGUE, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Czech authorities will destroy all 750,000 hens on a poultry farm at the centre of its worst…
Czech farm to cull 220,000 chickens in country’s largest bird flu outbreak
Czech authorities are preparing to destroy up to 220,000 hens on a poultry farm in the west of the country after bird…