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US health authorities in bird flu vaccine effort

US health authorities are liaising with domestic and international partners to develop a vaccine for the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed five people in China.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China begins poultry cull after bird flu found

Authorities in Shanghai began the mass slaughter of poultry at a market after the H7N9 bird flu virus, which has killed five people in China, was detected there, state media said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research suggests why bovine TB continues to spread

The failure of the current bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication programme could be partly due to a parasitic worm that hinders the tests used to diagnose TB in cows, according to new research published this week.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

E. coli in the countryside: whose problem is it anyway?

Reducing the risks of catching E. coli O157 in the countryside is everyone's problem. That means we should all take responsibility - individual residents and visitors, as well as farmers and government - according to res ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0