Vietnam confirmed a new case of bird flu (search) Friday, heightening the sense of urgency as an international conference on fighting the deadly virus ended with calls for concerted action to prevent ...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has so far this year culled tens of thousands of birds to contain an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu detected at several farms in its northern provinces, an ...

HANOI, Vietnam – As experts puzzle over the rise of bird flu cases in Turkey, the country that’s been ground zero for the virus is enjoying a quiet victory: Vietnam hasn’t seen any new cases in people ...

BEIJING, China – China and Vietnam on Friday each confirmed new bird flu (search) outbreaks, while Japanese authorities said 180,000 chickens would be killed after signs of the virus were found at a ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — To know the effect of avian influenza here, order a steaming bowl of pho ga, or chicken noodle soup -- if you can find one. Since last year, pho ga has virtually ...

In Vietnam, where the average income is $151 per month, Mai Vu and husband David Nguyen routinely spend $250 on edible bird’s nest. The couple accounts for the soaring appetite among Vietnam’s young ...

In an impressive burst of action, Vietnam, once the epicenter for bird flu, has temporarily stamped out the disease: no people infected since November, and no poultry outbreaks since December. The ...

Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media said Wednesday. The deaths occurred in August and September at the private ...

The World Health Organization confirmed Monday that a fifth person in Vietnam has died after contracting the bird flu that is ravaging chicken farms throughout Asia. An 8-year-old girl from northern ...

To the Vietnam veteran, what better symbolizes that war than the UH-1 helicopter, affectionately called the Huey. The workhorse of the Vietnam War, Hueys initially served as medical evacuation ...

Vietnam confirmed a new case of bird flu Friday, heightening the sense of urgency as an international conference on fighting the deadly virus ended with calls for concerted action to prevent a ...