China announced the first known cases on March 31, sparking concern among experts worldwide because it was the first time the H7N9 strain of bird flu has been known to infect humans.

In 2003, China allowed WHO to send a five-member team to help investigate an outbreak of the fatal flu-like illness, SARS, after its own experts could not trace the source of the disease.

But in China, it's all good news." In the eyes of the Chinese officials, any honest information about bird flu could be a threat to their jobs, Dr. Guan said.

Here’s what to know about the virus A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3.

The study said long-term changes to the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, with more frequent and intense hot, dry El Nino events due to climate change, disrupt the natural balance between El ...

Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago during the Jurassic Period and possessed surprisingly modern traits, a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — China has suspended imports of chicken meat from Brazil, its main provider of the commodity, after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm there, the South American ...