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New 'Penguin Flu' Found in AntarcticaAn unknown strain of bird flu has been evolving in Antarctica for between 49 and 80 years, researchers report. Fortunately, the disease is not very deadly, nor can it take hold in mammals.
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First Death from New H10N8 Bird Flu ReportedAn elderly woman in China is the first person known to have died from a strain of bird flu called H10N8, according to a new report of the case.
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H7N9 Bird Flu Cases Rise in Winter
Cases of H7N9 bird flu have spiked in recent weeks with the arrival of flu season.
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New 'H6N1' Bird Flu Reported in Taiwan
A 20-year-old woman in Taiwan is the first person known to be infected with a strain of bird flu called H6N1, according to a new report of the case.
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How Deadly H7N9 Flu Could Jump from Birds to Mammals -
H7N9 Bird Flu to Undergo Genetic Tweaking
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Person-to-Person H7N9 Transmission: First Case Detailed in New Report
The case of a father and daughter in China who both became infected with H7N9 bird flu provides the strongest evidence yet that the virus can transmit from person to person, experts say.
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H7N9 Bird Flu Virus Capable of Airborne Transmission
One strain of the H7N9 bird flu virus appears to spread easily through the air between ferrets, which are a good model for how the virus may spread in humans, a new study from China says.
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Why H7N9 Bird Flu Cases Arose So Quickly
The H7N9 bird flu virus appears to be particularly adapted to transmit from birds to people.
