People can spread bird flu to their cats — Study

A study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that people can transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences. Two household…

JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak In Kano

JUST-IN: Federal Gov’t Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak In Kano

New push for mRNA bird flu vaccine development — WHO

The World Health Organization announced Monday a new project to accelerate the development in poorer countries of vaccines for human bird flu infections using cutting-edge messenger RNA technology. The WHO said…

First human case of H5N2 bird flu died from multiple factors — WHO

A man infected with H5N2 bird flu, the first confirmed human infection with the strain, died from multiple factors, the WHO said on Friday, adding that investigations were ongoing. The…

Bird flu kills boy in Cambodia

A nine-year-old Cambodian boy has died from bird flu, the kingdom’s health ministry said on Friday, warning of a continuing threat from the virus that killed three other people last…