China confirms bird flu, says food supplies safe
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China on Tuesday sought to reassure consumers already spooked by a slew of food scandals that poultry was safe to eat after officials confirmed the first H5N1 bird flu outbreak since May.
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The European Commission on Saturday confirmed that an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in eastern England was the H5N1 strain.
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BEIJING - Chinese researchers have made the first-ever discovery of a lethal strain of bird flu in pigs, sparking concerns that the virus may mutate into an even deadlier strain and cause a new epidemic in Asia.
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BEIJING - China said yesterday that a deadly strain of bird flu was found in pigs last year but denied that the animals had the disease this year.
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China has shared human bird flu samples for the first time in more than a year, giving a boost to international efforts to track the deadly H5N1 virus and develop vaccines, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
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Scientists in China say they have discovered the highly virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu in pigs.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called for measures to prevent a flu pandemic in humans after China said a deadly strain of bird flu was found in pigs, adding to signs that an outbreak among people was likely.
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BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The discovery of a deadly bird flu strain in Malaysia after cases elsewhere in Southeast Asia signaled a major winter outbreak was likely, international health experts said on Friday.
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Experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a turkey farm in the UK is the Asian strain.
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Chinese scientists have developed a new vaccine to prevent the spread of bird flu, according to state media.
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A zoo in southern China has pulled  poultry from the diets of its tigers and lions to prevent a  winter outbreak of the deadly birdflu, the Xinhua news agency  reported Sunday.
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Malaysian agriculture officials confirmed Thursday bird flu has been detected in two chickens in the northern state of Kelantan.
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LONDON, Feb. 3 -- The deadly H5N1 Asian strain of bird flu, which has killed 165 people since 2003, has been confirmed on a commercial turkey farm in eastern England, health authorities said Saturday.
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China confirms reports that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in its pig population.
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Malaysian agricultural officials have confirmed that a deadly strain of bird flu virus has infected poultry in the country.
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China ordered strengthened poultry disinfection measures yesterday under a bird flu alert during the wildfowl migration season and as Thailand announced its first probable case of human-to-human transmission.
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China found a deadly strain of bird flu in pigs as early as 2002, before a regional outbreak in poultry that killed 27 people, Agence France-Presse reported.