Asian influenza: See: Asian flu.
Facts about previous flu pandemics, and key facts about bird flu and the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.
WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of H5N1 avian influenza and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic.
Provides information on this disease in birds, human infection with avian influenza viruses and human health risks during the H5N1 outbreak.
Avian influenza is flu infection in birds. The virus that causes the bird infectin can change (mutate) to infect humans. Such mutation could start a deadly ...
Key facts. Avian influenza (AI), commonly called bird flu, is an infectious viral disease of birds. Most avian influenza viruses do not infect humans; however some, such as ...