Bird Flu

Britain's bird flu hotspots have today been laid bare — after two poultry workers tested positive for the killer virus.MailOnline's colour-coded interactive map allows you to check if your local area ranks among the worst-affected regions. …

Two British poultry workers have tested positive for bird flu, making them only the second and third human cases ever recorded in the UK. Health chiefs today revealed they are monitoring the threat 'very carefully' amid ever-growing fears…

Bird flu is an 'ongoing risk' that must be monitored 'very carefully', experts warned this morning.It comes health officials confirmed yesterday two British poultry workers tested positive for the killer virus earlier this month, despite…

If you want to know how the world is preparing for the next global pandemic look at Rolaing, a Cambodian village located on a tributary of the Mekong River. For a few days in February this isolated spot became a hive of public health…

Bird flu spreads 'efficiently' in ferrets, scientists have warned amid growing fears it could spark another pandemic.Experts called the discovery 'very concerning', claiming it shows that the pathogen is one step closer to spilling over…

A 'dog flu' virus is 'creeping' towards being able to spill over into humans, concerned scientists have warned. The mutated form of a type of avian influenza, H3N2, first infected dogs around 2006.Since then it has established itself in…

Bird flu is just four mutations away from being able to jump to humans and cause a pandemic, experts warn.The virus has been given ample opportunity to spread in recent years as it rampages across the world's bird and mammal population.Each…

A bird flu strain that is very rare in humans has claimed a woman’s life in China, authorities have confirmed.According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the 56-year-old woman from Guangdong in China’s south was the third person to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health…

Topline A woman in China has become the first person in the world to die from a strain of bird flu rarely found in humans, the World Health Organization confirmed Wednesday, as concerns grow over the risk bird flu outbreaks pose to humans.…