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  H5N8 bird flu strain reported in Italy

  World | Dec 18, 2014, 09:01 AM IST

  Rome: Highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu strain was reported at a turkey farm in northern Italy, media reported on Wednesday.The outbreak was "ascertained" by local health authorities at the farm, which is located near the

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  Bird flu strain in Britain confirmed as H5N8

  World | Nov 19, 2014, 06:56 AM IST

  London: The strain of bird flu found at a British farm in north England has been identified as H5N8, the same as the one recently identified in the Netherlands and Germany, authorities said on Tuesday.The