h5n1 strain

FAO has predicted that the H5N1 strain might find its way into the Middle East, North Africa and East and West Africa, she said.

Earlier, Israel's Agriculture Ministry said the bird flu virus found in poultry in southern Israel is the lethal H5N1 strain.

A council reminds residents to be vigilant and look out for dead birds after the deadly H5N1 flu strain is found in Britain.

Further tests will confirm whether the outbreak is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain which can be passed on to and potentially kill humans.

A total of 45 people from Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia have died from the H5N1 strain in little more than a year.

The United Nations has warned of a possible resurgence of a deadly bird flu virus, H5N1, and the spread in Asia of a new mutant strain.

The cases are under investigation to determine whether the birds had the H5N1 strain.

Medical authorities have confirmed she was infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which now has killed a total of 132 people worldwide.

FAO official Samuel Jutzi stresses that H5N1 could turn into a virulent human strain at any time.

However, highly pathogenic viruses, such as the H5N1 strain, spread to virtually all parts of an infected bird, including meat.

However, this does not mean these birds are infected with an H5N1 strain.

H5N1 is the only strain within the H5 subtype known to cause human infections.

A statement from China's Ministry of Agriculture says the H5N1 strain of the virus was discovered at two farms in Jiangsu.

H5N1 is the only strain within the H5 subtype known to infect humans.

Health chiefs sought to allay fears, saying the H5N1 virus found in the markets was not a mutant strain.

Officials say tests run on the bird show it tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the virus.

The emergence of an H5N1 strain that is readily transmitted among humans would mark the start of a pandemic.

Their letter says the man's tissue tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus.

Two more wild birds have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Germany.

Officials were also testing for the A(H5N1) strain in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, after 1, 400 birds died at a farm there.

Experts worry that the H5N1 strain could cause a deadly flu pandemic in humans.

The country has confirmed 34 cases of the H5N1 strain in poultry in about a month.

Finding this out might help us find a way of fighting the present H5N1 avian flu virus strain.

It is highly likely that the H5N1 strain will be detected in further tests.

Experts are worried about seasonal flu, because it could get mixed up with a deadly novel strain, such as the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Experts now question how well and how long the drug would stand up against the H5N1 strain.

Officials in Japan have confirmed that the bird flu virus found at a poultry farm is the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease.