Bird Flu Pandemic: How Likely Is a Deadly Outbreak?
Controversial new research shows that with just a handful of mutations, the deadly bird flu virus could spread in an airborne fashion between mammals. full story 
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Scientists race to gauge pandemic risk of new bird flu
LONDON (Reuters) - Genetic sequence data on a deadly strain of bird flu previously unknown in people show the virus has already acquired some mutations that might make it more likely to cause a human pandemic, scientists say.
reuters.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
Deadly new bird flu vindicates controversial research
Scientists in the Dutch city of Rotterdam know precisely what it takes for a bird flu to mutate into a potential human pandemic strain - because they've created just such mutant viruses in the laboratory.
indiatimes.com (1 month and 17 days ago)
Health experts monitor China bird flu
AUSTRALIA'S chief medical officer says the bird flu outbreak in China isn't yet a pandemic but experts are closely monitoring the situation.
news.com.au (1 month and 17 days ago)
China promises swift reporting on bird flu outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will swiftly communicate to the outside world and its own people details of a new strain of deadly bird flu, the health ministry said, following complaints it had been too slow to report on the outbreak and suspicion of a SARS-like cover-up.
chicagotribune.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
China promises swift reporting on bird flu outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will swiftly communicate to the outside world and its own people details of a new strain of deadly bird flu, the health ministry said, following complaints it had been too slow to report on the outbreak and suspicion of a SARS-like cover-up.
reuters.com (1 month and 20 days ago)
New Flu Bugs: Too Lethal For a Pandemic?
With a new bird-flu virus in China, Matt Ridley says that perhaps it's not just luck that has made every flu pandemic since 1918 mild; it may be evolutionary logic.
wsj.com (14 days ago)
We're Not Prepared For China's Deadly Bird Flu
In Asia, more than 120 people have been sickened, and 23 are dead, from a potent strain of bird flu that has the frightening markings of a potential pandemic strain.
forbes.com (24 days ago)
Deadly new bird flu vindicates controversial research
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in the Dutch city of Rotterdam know precisely what it takes for a bird flu to mutate into a potential human pandemic strain - because they've created just such mutant viruses in the laboratory.
reuters.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
Bird Flu Outbreak Hits Poultry Businesses
The discovery of bird flu in Shanghai has left Chinese consumers worried about food safety. Many are turning away from poultry after the outbreak of the H7N9 strain of bird flu.
palmbeachpost.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
'Appalling irresponsibility': Scientists create bird flu virus that could kill millions
A REASEARCH laboratory in China has deliberately engineered a deadly new hybrid strain of the bird-flu virus and human influenza which could cause a global pandemic, outraging experts.
dailyexpress.co.uk (21 days ago)
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