Since regular monitoring for avian influenza viruses started, several subtypes that have been circulating - but not all pose a threat to humans.
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The UK has just recorded its second outbreak of bird flu in less than three months. At the end of November, the relatively new subtype H5N8 – which was first spotted in late 2009 in China and which has…
Australia’s federal Department of Health has advised general practitioners to be on the lookout for potential cases of the H7N9 strain of influenza A, or bird flu, following a spate of deaths in China…
Internet surveillance can detect infectious diseases such as Dengue Fever and Influenza up to two weeks earlier than other…
Lack of exposure to a particular influenza strain means you won’t have had a chance to build up complete immunity. And if the strain spreads easily between people and there is little immunity in communities…
The H7N9 flu virus killed more than a third of people who were admitted into hospital, according to new estimates published…
Controversial research into the H5N1 virus, more commonly known as bird flu, is set to recommence, after it was delayed in…
Researchers hoping to produce modified chickens hatched with in-built resistance to bird flu will conduct trials on live…
Maybe it’s just a normal part of growing older and “taking the time to smell the roses”, but I’ve been finding over the past few years that I’m much more interested in birds. That hasn’t yet turned me…
Influenza or flu is one of those dustbin words used by the media and by health professionals to cover the myriad causes of a respiratory infection. The only way to be sure is with laboratory testing of…
Researchers working on a pathogenic strain of avian flu (H5N1) have agreed to pause their work for 60 days so international experts can discuss the safest ways to proceed. But it’s important to ensure…
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Director, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney
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Peter C. Doherty is a Friend of The Conversation.
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