Latest Bird Flu News

Two-year-old Egyptian boy has bird flu (AlertNet)
Wednesday March 04th 2009, 3:46 pm

Source: Reuters CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) - A two-year-old Egyptian boy has contracted bird flu but is in a stable condition, the state-run news agency quoted the Health Ministry as saying on Wednesday. The Middle ... [News Source]

Two-year-old Egyptian boy has bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday March 04th 2009, 3:34 pm

A two-year-old Egyptian boy has contracted bird flu but is in a stable condition, the state-run news agency quoted the Health Ministry as saying on Wednesday. [News Source]

Human Vaccine Against Bird Flu A Reality With New Discovery (Medical News Today)
Wednesday March 04th 2009, 1:19 pm

A vaccine to protect humans from a bird flu pandemic is within reach after a new discovery by researchers at the University of Melbourne. The discovery, published today in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reveals how boosting T cell immunity could better protect humans from a bird flu pandemic. [News Source]

Bird flu results expected soon (BBC News)
Wednesday March 04th 2009, 9:07 am

The results of tests to determine what strain of bird flu infected birds in Suffolk and Norfolk are due next week. [News Source]