Latest Bird Flu News

Avian flu found in two Tennessee poultry houses (The Huntsville Times)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 10:43 pm

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Associated Press in Nashville says Tennessee and federal authorities are investigating a Lincoln County poultry farm after tests found a strain of avian influenza virus. The Tennessee Agriculture Department said in a statement Monday that the... [News Source]

Animals, industrial agriculture and swine flu risk (Seattle Times)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 7:01 pm

Where do swine flu, avian flu and potential influenza viruses of the future find a rich breeding ground? In the production sites of industrial agriculture, some disease experts say. [News Source]

Egyptian girl dies of bird flu virus (Tiscali)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 5:55 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Egyptian girl dies of bird flu virus (Tiscali)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 5:55 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Egyptian girl dies of bird flu virus (Tiscali)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 5:55 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Egyptian girl dies of bird flu virus (Tiscali)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 5:55 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Egyptian girl dies of bird flu virus (Tiscali)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 5:55 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Egyptian girl dies of bird flu virus (Tiscali)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 5:55 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Egyptian girl dies of bird flu virus (Tiscali)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 5:55 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Egyptian girl dies of bird flu virus (Tiscali)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 5:55 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Egyptian girl dies of bird flu virus (Tiscali)
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 5:55 pm

CAIRO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said. [News Source]

Swine flu-HIV could devastate human race.
Tuesday May 05th 2009, 10:00 am

The global swine flu threat is receding, but it could return in a far more deadly form in the fall. Health authorities are particularly worried that the capability to mutate already exhibited by the H1N1 virus could eventually let it combine with the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS. [News Source]