The death of a woman in China from a strain of bird flu previously unknown in humans is a reminder of the ever-present potential pandemic threat from mutating animal viruses, scientists said on ...

New findings published in the journal Nature, led by a clinical microbiologist, Kelvin To, at the University of Hong Kong, revealed that the bird flu virus that typically causes minor disease in birds ...

A new simulation shows that environmental changes across Asia’s major bird migration route could accelerate viral evolution and increase the risk of dangerous flu strains emerging. Study: ...