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Bird Flu

Overview

Bird flu may refer to: Biology and disease

Avian influenza, influenza endemic to birds.

Influenza virus A, the causative agent for bird flu; the genus of the Orthomyxoviridae family. of viruses to which all viruses responsible for Avian influenza belongs to, but also includes viruses that are endemic to humans and other animals.

H5N1, a subtype of Influenza A virus endemic to birds, currently perceived as a significant emerging pandemic threat.The bird flu can also be very deadly if not treated well

Headlines Around the Web

Bird flu outbreak hits KFC in China

Apr 12 - Independent

Craig Stephen's This Week in China: Have Hong Kong stocks caught bird flu?

Apr 08 - MarketWatch

FTSE plunges as US economy and bird flu fears hit global markets

Apr 06 - Independent

Lessons from SARS: How the new bird flu could shock the Chinese economy

Apr 06 - Financial Post

China deaths raise bird flu fears

Apr 01 - Financial Times

Deadly Bird Flu Research to Be Paused Over Concern About Risks

Jan 21, 2012 - Business Week

Bird Flu in Hong Kong Market Sparks Slaughter of 19,451 Birds

Dec 22, 2011 - Business Week

Research on Bird Flu May Be Censored on Security Concern

Dec 22, 2011 - Business Week

Bird Flu in Hong Kong Market Sparks Slaughter of 17,000 Birds

Dec 22, 2011 - Business Week

Research on Lethal Bird Flu May Be Censored on Security Concern

Dec 21, 2011 - Business Week

Eighth farm in Miyazaki hit by bird flu

Feb 06, 2011 - The Japan Times

Flu-Proof Fowl With Decoy Gene May Thwart Pandemics in Humans

Jan 14, 2011 - Business Week

Scientists make chickens that don't spread bird flu

Jan 14, 2011 - France24

S. Korea battles bird flu, foot-and-mouth

Jan 09, 2011 - France24

Lethal bird flu confirmed in S.Korea wild duck

Jan 02, 2011 - France24

S.Korea reports first bird flu outbreak since 2008

Dec 31, 2010 - France24

Hong Kong bird tests positive for bird flu

Dec 23, 2010 - France24

Hong Kong says no sign bird flu spreading in humans

Nov 20, 2010 - France24

Hong Kong Quarantines Bird Flu Woman, to Check Markets

Nov 18, 2010 - Business Week

Articles About Bird Flu

Bird 'Poops' Used in Facial Powder at High-Class Spa? Can it Transmit Infectious Disease such as 'Bird Flu'?

By IBTimes AU

Droppings from a type of bird called Nightingale are used frequently for facials at high-class spas and allegedly to do softening, brightening and nourishing of the face. But how does it smell after? Can infected Nightingale transmit diseases such as... (May 17)

Bird Flu Drags Down Badminton Apparel, Food Sales

By IBTimes AU

China now has at least two subtypes of the Influenza A viruses lurking and circulating around its perimeters. And as more members of the poultry and fowls industry get culled, not only food sales get affected but also sales of badminton's shuttlecocks and apparel's down jackets. (May 15)

Stock futures dip after record high; retail sales on tap

By Reuters

Stock index futures dipped on Monday, indicating the S&P 500 may retreat from its most recent record high, ahead of data on retail sales. (May 13)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, DOW JONES, COMMERZBANK, RETAIL SALES, RETAIL, GLAXOSMITHKLINE

Yum China sales fall 29 percent in April

By Reuters UK

KFC parent Yum Brands Inc <YUM.N> reported on Friday an estimated 29 percent drop in April sales at established restaurants in China, where a bird flu outbreak is pummelling sales that were recovering from an earlier food safety scare. (May 11)

Australian Dollar Outlook - 10 May 2013

By IBTimes AU

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has tumbled almost two US cents to its lowest level in more than 11 months and could well find itself below parity in the next 24 hours. (May 10)

MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, CHINA, MANUFACTURING, JAPAN, BANK OF ENGLAND

China reports one more bird flu death, toll rises to 32

By Reuters UK

China reported one more death from a new strain of bird flu on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 32, with the number of infections staying at 129, the official Xinhua news agency said. (May 09)

As China Bird Flu Death Toll Now at 31, Infections Among Pigs Also Rising

By IBTimes AU

Anxiety over the possible spillover to humans of the bird flu strain H7N9 grew larger after a study noted that pigs that caught the flu were likewise growing in numbers. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, CALIFORNIA, INFECTION, LOS ANGELES

China is considered one of the nations most at risk from bird flu because it has the world's biggest poultry population

Bird Flu Strain H7N9 Hitting China Not Yet a Pandemic, But..

By IBTimes AU

Because the bird flu strain H7N9 that has claimed 27 lives in China has yet to be confirmed that it can be transferred from human to human, health experts said it won't become pandemic. Well, at least not yet or not at least 10 years from now. (May 07)

China and India See Services PMI Drop in April

By Industry Leaders Magazine

Two fast growing economies, China and India, saw their services PMI slump significantly in April. Certainly, it is not good news as indeed these two countries with other Asian nations have been driving the growth of the global economy - nothing to sneeze at. (May 07)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, HSBC, MANUFACTURING, EUROPEAN UNION, GDP, INDIA