The latest incident comes after Hong Kong confirmed an elderly man was diagnosed with the disease earlier this week. Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this ...

Scientists have discovered that testing the environment of live poultry markets is an effective way to identify avian ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and ...

PHNOM PENH, March 15 (Xinhua) -- A 45-year-old woman from far northwest Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province had been confirmed positive for H5N1 human avian influenza, becoming the second case of ...