December 25 : Chinese researchers have successfully concluded the second phase of tests with a human vaccine against the deadly bird flu virus, with results showing it to be safe and effective. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 13 : With officials confirming an outbreak of the H5 strain of bird flu in a farm in eastern Britain, 5,000 turkeys, geese and ducks were to be culled later Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 27 : A Chinese study has found that pregnant women infected with the H5N1 bird-flu virus can pass the deadly disease to their unborn babies. Read the rest of this entry »

Sept 25 : UK’s National Health Services scientists have revealed that available influenza jabs have not done enough to prevent flu among the elderly. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 24 : A palm-sized bird-flu detector developed in Singapore is 10 times faster than current available tests even in the most remote locations, scientists said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 10 : Malaysia has been declared free from avian influenza, three months after the deadly virus was detected in poultry from a village in the central Selangor state, a minister announced Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug 25 : Race meetings were scotched across Australia Saturday to stop the spread of equine influenza after 11 horses stabled in Sydney were found to have the debilitating viral infection. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug. 21 : Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have uncovered key differences between bird flu and human flu viruses. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug 16 : A team of researchers have discovered a potential new target for the development of anti-influenza (flu) drugs, including those that may be effective against potentially pandemic influenza strains like H5N1. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug 10 : Ukraine has almost completed clinical trials for a bird flu vaccine, the head of the Ukrainian State Veterinarian Department said. Read the rest of this entry »