Latest Bird Flu News

Influenza worries include MRSA, bird flu.
Sunday February 08th 2009, 6:00 pm

The nation's top health officials are concerned that the dominant strain of influenza is resistant to Tamiflu, the most commonly used influenza antiviral. But that wasn't the only worry expressed during a recent update on all things influenza. [News Source]

Egyptian toddler contracts bird flu (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sunday February 08th 2009, 12:38 pm

Egypt's health ministry announced on Sunday that an 18-month-old boy has contracted the bird flu virus, state news agency MENA reported. [News Source]

Woman infected with bird-flu virus in Vietnam (The Manila Times)
Sunday February 08th 2009, 10:23 am

HANOI: A 23-year-old woman has been infected with bird flu in Vietnam, the second human case confirmed since the beginning of the year in the country, a health official said Sunday. [News Source]

2nd bird flu case in Vietnam for ‘09 (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Sunday February 08th 2009, 4:20 am

HANOI -- A 23-year-old woman has been infected with bird flu in Vietnam, the second human case confirmed since the beginning of the year in the country, a health official said Sunday. [News Source]