New strain of bird flu

An elderly Chinese woman in Jiangxi province died from H10N8 avian flu on Dec. 6, in the first reported case of this particular strain of avian flu infecting humans. The woman was admitted to the...

Human-to-human spread of deadly E. coli detected in Germany. Officials on Friday, June 17, confirmed the first case of human-to-human spread of the deadly E. coli bacteria when it was found that an...

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(Image source: BBC) BY ZACH TOOMBS Christians around the world celebrated the resurrection of Christ on Sunday. And in the Vatican, Pope Francis I led his first Easter Mass as Pontiff. The...

staying on the bird flu scare in korea quarantine authorities are working round the clock to contain the avian influenza in the country's southern province of jeollabuk-do... where eight farms...

quarantine officials appear to be fighting a losing battle as they attempt to contain the spread of the bird flu. more and more suspected cases are popping up in areas that were previous unaffected by...

Antivirals a group of drugs that are used to treat a variety of diseases caused by a virus such as shingles, hepatitis C, and chickenpox. Antivirals work by stopping the growth and spread of the virus...

Neuraminidase inhibitors are a class of drugs that are commonly used to treat and prevent the flu caused by the influenza A virus. These work by stopping the way the virus spreads in the body....

the latest bird flu outbreak seems to be following the routes of migratory birds wintering in korea. another flock of ducks was found dead in central korea north of the original infection site...

let's start with the latest on the bird flu outbreak here in korea... the government has issued a so-called temporary standstill order which bans the movement of livestock and farm workers...