Mexico, Chile and Uruguay have halted poultry imports from Brazil after the country confirmed its first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm, authorities said Saturday. Story by Florent Marchais.

A number of strains of bird flu have caused concern in recent years, but the H5N2 strain, which the patient in Mexico died from, had never been previously seen in humans. READ MORE: Amazon ...

A test tube labeled "Bird Flu", eggs and a piece of paper in the colors of the US national flag are seen in this ... A three-year-old girl has become Mexico's first human fatality from H5N1 ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday. The infection was confirmed on Tuesday in a ...