AnancientherbalremedyusedforoveracenturyinChinaasasortofcoughmedicineisbecomingalltherageinNewYorkCity,butsomemedicalexpertsareworriedit’sbeingusedtofighttheflu
THEHAGUE,Feb.26--BirdfluhasbeenidentifiedonafarminnorthernDutchprovinceofGroningenandall36,000birdshavebeendestroyed,theDutchAgricultureMinistrysaidonMonday.The
FluissweepingtheUnitedStates,killingatleast37childrenandsendingthemostpeoplenationwideinsearchofmedicalcaresincethe2009"swineflu"pandemic,USofficialssaidFriday.
Peoplewhogettheflumayfaceasix-foldhigherriskofheartattackintheweekfollowinginfection,saidastudyreleasedonWednesday,thatbolsterstheneedforwidespreadvaccinationsa
Experimentsinlabanimalshaveshownsignsofsuccessforanewlyengineeredfluvirusthatmayleadonedaytoamoreeffectivevaccine,researcherssaidThursday.Trialsinhumansarestill
FluoutbreaksareupacrossChinacomparedwithpreviousyears,buttheepidemicremainsatnormallevelsandismuchlessseverethantheSARSoutbreak,anofficialfromBeijingCenterforDi
Seasonalflukillsbetween291,000and646,000peopleworldwideeveryyear,anewanalysisofdatafrom47countriessuggestedWednesday.Thenumberishigherthanapreviousestimateof250
ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,October28(APD)-AccordingtoexpertsthethreatofswinefluhasfinallydiminishedinIndia,afterclaimingthelifeof2000people.Inmedicalterm
SaudiArabiahasimposedatemporarybanonimportinglivebirds,hatchingeggsandchicksfromthePhilippinesandLaosduetobirdfluoutbreaks,theSaudiPressAgencyreportedTuesday.Sa
Efforts were underway to contain the spread of bird flu virus in the Philippines after an outbreak on a poultry farm on the main Luzon island was detected, Philippines authorities said on Saturday.
Myanmar's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department has called for cooperation in bird flu prevention measures and diagnostic assessment following the outbreak of Avian Influenza in Dawei township, southern Tanintharyi region five days ago.
NEWDELHI,May12(APD)—CasesofswinefluareontheriseacrossIndia,withprovincesinsouthandwestbeingworstaffected.TillthebeginningofMay,8,648casesofswinefluand345deathso
The virus is popular in the winter for a reason
South Korea is in the throes of a bird flu outbreak and for the first time has asked the United States to ship it shell eggs.
Wuxi will suspend its poultry trade from Thursday amid fears about bird flu, becoming the second city in Jiangsu province to halt live poultry markets.
South Korea and Japan have stepped up mass culls of poultry stocks to contain a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza amid fears of a regional outbreak.
Hong Kong health authorities have confirmed the first imported case of potentially deadly bird flu this winter season.