The H7N9 bird flu strain is on the rise, having already killed 22 people in China while infecting 108. That's a kill rate of 20% -- among the highest

There have been a few signs this week that state health departments are beginning to prepare for the still unlikely event of China’s expanding outbrea

Chinese cities have stepped up control of the live poultry trade as the number of human H7N9 bird flu infections continues to rise.

Shares in Yum! Brands, parent company of the KFC fried chicken chain, slipped 2.6 percent in trading as more cases of H7N9 bird flu were reported in C