Health officials have been warning about the threat of a bird flu pandemic for months and are seemingly frustrated that the public does not seem concerned. There is no certainty that bird flu will ...

In a bid to get ahead of the next global flu pandemic, scientists have turned to a surprising tool: bird poop. In remote parts of the Indian Ocean and Oceania — regions often neglected during global ...

To date, human infections have been rare and are typically linked to direct contact with animals. Sustained human-to-human transmission has not occurred, and health officials say the overall pandemic ...

Scientists warn that a widely spreading bird flu strain with no human immunity could trigger a pandemic even deadlier than ...

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