One of the main policy options for limiting the threat of bird flu could encourage the spread of the virus if it is only implemented partially, researchers have warned. In a paper published tomorrow (17 August) in Nature, they say

Scientists combined genes from the notorious Asian bird flu with human flu but weren't able to create a strain that could be easily spread. Still, that doesn't mean Mother Nature won't find a way for the virus to create a

SMC Business Councils announced today that it is sponsoring a comprehensive conference on Avian Flu. The Conference, "Pandemic Influenza Preparedness," will be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at the Westinghouse Research & Technology Park, 1382 Beulah Road in Churchill

US officials announced Monday that two wild swans have been found carrying a strain of the avian flu virus, although not the potentially lethal type that has caused human death and illness in Asia, Africa and Europe. "Test results thus

The government on Wednesday expanded its monitoring of wild migratory birds for a deadly bird flu virus to cover the entire nation and U.S. territories in the Pacific. Scientists in the lower 48 states, Hawaii and other Pacific islands will

U.S. biotech firm BioDelivery Sciences International said Wednesday its Bioral gene-delivery system cuts flu virus levels in mice 200-fold. The company said it has been testing its Bioral delivery technology to deliver a siRNA therapeutic in a mouse model infected

Bird flu found on a central Dutch poultry farm this month is a mild form of the H7N7 strain of the virus, the Dutch agriculture ministry announced on Wednesday. According to Dutch media, the virus is a "low pathogenic variety"

The news that Indonesia is now the country worst affected by bird flu will come as little surprise to many analysts.While other parts of Asia - such as Hong Kong, mainland China and Vietnam - have been able to tackle

Bird-flu samples from dead fowls in the Bulgarian village of Slanchogled proved innocuous to humans, the European Union's reference laboratory for avian flu in Weybridge said, confirming preliminary results. The dead birds were infected with a combination of Newcastle disease

Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have placed the genetic blueprints of about 40 H5N1 viruses isolated from human bird 'flu cases in Indonesia into one public access database. They will log the huge new collection into another

comes as a rare dose of good news this summer. GlaxoSmithKline says that the new vaccine appears to work very well in small amounts, improving the prospect that millions could be shielded from a possible ...

Britons have been urged to be vigilant against bird flu and to report suspicious bird deaths. The call comes after a swan died from the lethal H5N1 form of the virus in Fife, Scotland. But what is the virus and

A new type of bird flu drug which the deadly virus cannot become resistant to is being developed, scientists have revealed. Governments are currently stockpiling supplies of Tamiflu and Relenza, the best drugs currently available for fighting influenza, in case

Avian flu (avian influenza strain H5N1), more commonly known as "bird flu," is quickly becoming a common household term. Because of ongoing reports of infected humans, there is a push for worldwide awareness and preparedness. In response, the United States

A new kind of drug to fight bird flu that will not suffer from the same kind of resistance problems as current treatments should begin clinical trials within the next three years, thanks to a new research grant. Dr Andrew

Bird flu has been a buzz word in the news lately. But do you understand what bird flu is? And are we ready for it? Very few remember the influenza pandemic of 1918. It has been cited as the most

The following is a summary from the National Association of Chiefs of Police with regard to the possible "Bird Flu" pandemic. The Chiefs of Police Association is concerned with the possibility of the intentional spread of the Avian Influenza by

Chinese Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu occurred in November 2003. A letter published by eight Chinese scientists on June 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine said that the

Nearly 1,300 across U.S. share tips on preparationsWhen I asked readers of this column for their views on bird flu and the threat of a human influenza pandemic, I had a feeling quite a few would respond. Indeed, the sheer

United States naval medical researchers say domestic cats that died during an outbreak of bird flu in Iraq last February were infected with the H5N1 virus. In the journal "Emerging Infectious Diseases" the navy team reported that any cat becoming