H5N1 virus

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Governmental workers collecting chickens in 2011 at a Hong Kong poultry market after a carcass tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu. China’s agricultural ministry has reported an outbreak of H5N1 at a chicken farm in Qinghai province. Photo: Xinhua

China reports outbreak of highly contagious bird flu at chicken farm

27 Jun 2018 - 4:15am

A health worker prepares an Ebola vaccine to administer to health workers during a vaccination campaign in Mbandaka, Congo Monday, May 21, 2018. Photo: AP)

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A worker cleansing the streets near the bird garden and market in Mong Kok. Photo: Felix Wong

Bird flu scare shuts down popular songbird garden for 21 days

13 Apr 2018 - 11:32pm 2

Birds fly over the wetland park in Tin Shui Wai. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Two dead birds in city test positive for H5 avian flu virus

23 Dec 2017 - 6:17pm 1

The group was among 108 teams from across the globe who won gold awards at an international competition for synthetic biology in the United States last month. Photo: Elizabeth Cheung

Students’ virus test could save lives and critical time in an epidemic

7 Dec 2017 - 7:00am 1

A Cambodian man carries chickens at a Phnom Penh market as the country battles the H5N1 bird flu strain that has baffled experts a decade after a major outbreak began in Asia. Photo: AFP

Six-year-old Cambodian girl dies from bird flu

2 Jul 2013 - 9:25pm

Chen Hualan and her team published the research study. Photo: Harbin Veterinary Research Institute

H5N1 flu research sparks ethical and safety debate

4 May 2013 - 5:51am 4

A Cambodian woman feeds chickens in her backyard at a village in Kadal province, east of Phnom Penh. Photo: AFP

Cambodia fights surge in H5N1 deaths as Vietnam reports first death in 14 months

10 Apr 2013 - 1:32am

China is considered one of the nations most at risk from bird flu epidemics because it has the world's biggest poultry population. Photo: Reuters

China reports second fatal case of bird flu this year, in Guizhou

24 Feb 2013 - 5:21am

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong must avoid the health threat of complacency

22 Feb 2013 - 4:04am

Illustration: Joe Lo

Scientists warn of more serious disease threats than Sars

21 Feb 2013 - 5:28am

A vendor selects chickens for a customer at a poultry market in Shanghai. Photo: AP

Guiyang woman dies of bird flu in hospital

14 Feb 2013 - 1:08am

A poultry seller in Loudi, central China's Hunan province, in 2009. A man and a woman tested positive for H5N1 on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Two more cases of human bird flu in China

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13am

Four-year-old dies from bird flu in Indonesia

18 Dec 2012 - 11:43am

Australian farm quarantined to contain bird flu outbreak

6 May 2015 - 4:29pm

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6 May 2015 - 4:39pm

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6 May 2015 - 4:39pm

High risk of winter bird flu outbreak

6 May 2015 - 4:39pm

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6 May 2015 - 4:39pm

Bird Garden closed in flu scare

6 May 2015 - 4:39pm

Little to fear from bird flu - unless you're a chicken

24 Jun 2012 - 12:00am

Toddler's rare bird flu worries experts

5 Jun 2012 - 12:00am

Parents warned of bird flu risk

6 May 2015 - 4:29pm

Guangdong boy in Hong Kong has bird flu

2 Jun 2012 - 12:00am

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6 May 2015 - 4:39pm

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6 May 2015 - 4:39pm

Too dangerous to publish?

5 Feb 2012 - 12:00am

5 dead birds in Causeway Bay tested for virus

29 Jan 2012 - 12:00am

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