Bird flu
Health
Woman Is First Known Human to Die From Bird Flu
China has reported the first human death caused by a type of bird flu that is not uncommon. However, the World Health Organization has stated that the possibility of an outbreak on a larger scale seems low.
The WHO has...
Economy
Egg Shortage Drives Up Prices for Consumers
An egg shortage is driving up the price of eggs for consumers across the US and other countries. The main cause appears to be a strain of bird flu which is threatening commercial flocks of chickens. Economists have also...
World
China Reports First Human Case Of Bird Flu
China confirmed on Tuesday the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of bird flu to a four-year-old boy living in central Henan province.
China's National Health Commission (NHC) said the boy tested positive for the strain after being...
Greece
OIE Reports: Greece Discovers Case of H5N8 Bird Flu in Wild Swan at Evros River Delta
On Monday, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) announced that Greece has reported a case of the dangerously contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in a wild swan in the Evros river delta in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.
Sources reported that...