bird flu

The individual presumed to be infected is a teenager who is receiving care at a children's hospital.

Tiada kaitan ditemukan antara kedua-dua kes setakat ini, menandakan ia kejadian berasingan penularan virus dari haiwan kepada manusia.

The spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as bird flu, has raised concerns about potential human-to-human transmission.

McDonald's in Australia cut breakfast service due to an egg shortage caused by bird flu, leading to the slaughter of 1.5 million chickens.

The deaths confirm that gentoo penguins are susceptible to the lethal disease that has decimated bird populations across the world recently.

Authorities are scrambling to isolate the deadly virus from commercial poultry flocks.

The patient had multiple underlying conditions, said the WHO, and a history of exposure to live poultry.

The cases reported has caused record numbers of deaths among wild birds and domestic poultry in recent months.

The virus is usually deadly to poultry, and entire flocks are culled when even one bird tests positive.

The disease is being spread by migratory birds and as a precaution, people are advised not to touch dead or sick wild animals.

The supply of chicken for the domestic market will not be affected by the bird flu outbreak in the United States and Europe, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu.

Kira-kira 50,000 ekor ayam perlu dimusnahkan susulan penularan baharu virus selesema burung di sebuah ladang di barat Denmark, menurut kenyataan Kementerian Makanan, Pertanian dan Perikanan negara itu

Peru mengisytiharkan darurat kesihatan kebangsaan selama 90 hari kelmarin selepas mengesahkan kes selesema burung H5N1 .

Some 6 million birds have been culled in the Netherlands since the new variant of the disease was first detected on Oct. 26 last year.

Japan has detected its first outbreaks of bird flu with a "highly pathogenic" strain identified at a poultry farm.