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First evidence that bird flu is spread sexuallyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bird flu may be a sexually transmitted infection, at least in ducks – and the less well-endowed the male, the greater the chance of spreading the virus (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - October 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Bird flu virus linked to inflamed brainsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Influenza virus can go from gut to brain, leaving animals with symptoms similar to those in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - August 13, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

US 'taking action' to minimise swine flu impactEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The US government says it is taking swift measures to contain the swine influenza outbreak that threatens to turn into a pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - April 28, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Swine flu: What you need to knowEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A deadly new virus is spreading in humans – New Scientist breaks down exactly what is going on (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - April 26, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Deadly new flu virus in US and Mexico may go pandemicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A previously unknown swine flu virus is spreading in people in the US and Mexico, where it has killed at least 18 (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - April 24, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Bird flu mix-up could have spelled disasterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Live H5N1 bird flu virus sent out accidentally from an Austrian lab last year was injected into ferrets and mixed with a human strain before anyone realised (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - March 6, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Hidden weakness could yield universal flu vaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The flu virus is a master at guiding the immune system's attacks to its strongest defences – now a way to avoid its decoys could lead to a long-lasting treatment for many kinds of flu (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - February 26, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Struggle over bird flu samples drags onEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Indonesia hold firm on its refusal to share its H5N1 virus samples until there are guarantees over a share of the potential benefits (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - December 17, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Which virus will birds give us next?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One common form of cold virus turns out to have started in birds – and the discovery is helping to show how animal viruses spread to people (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - December 1, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Lung treatment breathes new life into flu vaccinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Inhaling, rather than injecting, vaccines provides added protection against influenza, and could make stocks go further in a pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - November 12, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Watch out for the other bird fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
H5N1 is not the only threat – another form of bird flu that infects humans is common in poultry and, with a few mutations, could become a killer too (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - September 22, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Watch out for the other bird fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
H5N1 is not the only threat – another form of bird flu that infects humans is common in poultry and, with a few mutations, could become a killer too (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - September 22, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Watch out for the other bird fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
H5N1bird flu is not the only threat – another form of the virus that infects humans is common in poultry and, with a few more mutations, could become a killer too (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - September 16, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Indonesia holding out for bird flu vaccine dealEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Indonesia will release genetic information from its recent H5N1 samples, but is still limiting export of viruses for vaccine development (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - May 24, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Past patients could provide fast flu vaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A speedy new way to make antibodies to flu could provide a treatment within weeks of the onset of a pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - May 6, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Bird flu case raises fears of undiagnosed infectionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Findings hint there could be many H5N1 infections going undetected in China, but plasma treatments raise hope of a vaccine (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - April 11, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

1918 flu pandemic had a trial runEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An unseasonable outbreak of flu in the summer of 1918 may have immunised some people against the deadlier autumn pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - January 30, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Universal flu vaccine works in humansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hopes of a flu vaccine that would protect against all strains of influenza A have been bolstered by human tests (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - January 13, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Bird flu strikes UK wildlifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The H5N1 influenza virus has been confirmed in dead swans on a nature reserve, raising fears that the virus might be endemic in the UK (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - January 10, 2008 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

China warns of winter bird flu outbreaksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The country fears new outbreaks of H5N1, meanwhile the search is on for a causal link between a father and son who both contracted the disease (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - December 11, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Indonesia fights for rights to bird flu samplesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The nation will not share H5N1 virus samples unless given some control over their use and eventual access to cheap vaccines (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - November 26, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Editorial: World bickers as bird flu evolvesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Our ability to track bird flu is being held hostage to the fears and ideologies of a divided planet (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - November 24, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Bird flu deal hangs in the balanceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Governments will meet in Geneva next week to try and rebuild the global system for sharing flu viruses after a stand-off with Indonesia earlier this year (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - November 17, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

UK bird flu outbreak confirmed as H5N1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The cases of avian flu at a Suffolk turkey farm have been confirmed as the highly pathogenic form of the virus that can be deadly to humans (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - November 13, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Is H5N1 bird flu endemic in Europe?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The discovery of apparently healthy ducks with antibodies to H5N1 suggest the virus could be circulating widely, prompting a call to review surveillance methods (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - November 4, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Drug brings hope for a universal flu vaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Combining ordinary flu vaccine with an RNA-like drug to broaden its effects protects mice against deadly H5N1 bird flu – could it work in humans? (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - October 24, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Magnets could help spot bird flu in humansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If H5N1 bird flu becomes transmissible between people it will be vital to spot it fast – and binding the virus to magnetic particles offers a simple solution (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - September 28, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Magnets could help spot bird fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If H5N1 bird flu becomes transmissible between humans it will be vital to spot it fast – and binding the virus to magnetic particles offers a simple solution (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - September 26, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Deadly flu flies in again to EuropeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Germany is the latest place the H5N1 strain is found in birds - the strains are related, but not the same as, those from previous European outbreaks (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - July 5, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Avian flu testingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - June 8, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Blood of bird flu survivors give promising antibodiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
"Immortalised" blood cells from two Vietnamese H5N1 survivors have been used to cure mice infected with the virus (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - June 1, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Virus stand-off means we all loseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There's a dangerous tussle taking place over the ownership of bird flu virus - we could all suffer if vaccines are not developed before a pandemic (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - May 25, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Is the stand-off over bird flu virus over?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Indonesia has sent H5N1 samples abroad again after a stalemate over the cost of an eventual vaccine - but they only sent three samples (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - May 25, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

UK tests could miss bird flu in migratory birdsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discrepancies between British and mainland Europe's flu rates in water fowl raise fears that UK tests might miss the H5N1 strain (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - May 18, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Fight a flu pandemic by keeping people apartEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
During a flu pandemic, simply keeping people apart until they are vaccinated can significantly reduce the number of deaths - but it's hard to get right (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - April 6, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Indonesia resumes sharing bird flu virus samplesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
But developing countries meeting in Indonesia say the dispute over access to the vaccines developed from their samples is not over yet (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - March 27, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Expert panel supports US bird flu vaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The first potential bird flu vaccine for humans to help prevent a widespread outbreak in the US has won support from experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - February 28, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Editorial: Self defence over bird flu is no crimeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The country at the centre of the bird flu storm has stopped sending crucial virus samples to the WHO, but with good reason (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - February 17, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

UK bird flu outbreak - who dunnit?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The H5N1 bird flu was found in a turkey production plant with active biosecurity measures – how did it get in and where did it come from? (Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu)
Source: New Scientist - Bird Flu - February 12, 2007 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals