The H7N9 strain of bird flu is continuing to spread and take the lives of Chinese citizens, despite government efforts to stem the outbreak. On Tuesday, three more people had died from the avian flu, state news...
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai said]that a new strain of avian influenza still has the ability to cause serious illness in humans even after it develops a resistance to antiviral medication. Researchers...
A new strain of the bird flu has been identified by researchers that remains powerful after becoming resistant to antiviral drugs. The findings, published in Nature Communications, reveals how an avian strain of...
The avian H7N9 influenza virus that emerged earlier this year in China is poorly adapted for sustained transmission between humans, suggesting that the current form of the virus is unlikely to cause a pandemic...
A strain of bird flu that scientists thought could not infect people has shown up in a Taiwanese woman, a nasty surprise that shows scientists must do more to spot worrisome flu strains before they ignite a global...
The first human test of an experimental vaccine against a deadly strain of avian flu, using novel technology that could produce millions of doses very quickly, produced protective antibodies in the vast majority of...
On Tuesday, a three-year-old boy was diagnosed with the dreaded H7N9 bird flu in Guangdong Province in southern China, and some are warning that more cases are on the way as the temperature drops. Previous bouts of flu...
Chinese researchers have developed the first influenza vaccine for the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus which killed over 45 people in China since March. Shu Yuelong, director of the Chinese National Influenza Centre, said...
International experts recommend vigilance and promote targeted surveillance, market restructuring to fight H7N9, H5N1 and other threats. FAO has issued a new warning to the international community that the H7N9 and H5N1...
Virus attaches to both upper and lower respiratory tract epithelium, according to report in The American Journal of Pathology. A new study has found that a novel avian-origin H7N9 influenza A virus, which has recently...