The Bird Flu was similar in the fact it was/is a deadly viral flu. Dr Hillary Jones was on TV the other day i think it was breakfast TV. Try looking on catch up TV to find the short interview. He was very informative and balanced in his view. He was very reassuring. He advised to treat it like any other flu virus.
My children caught Bird flu in 2010 and i treated it with the vitamin C treatment. It did work. Any flu virus attacks the soft lung tissue. Vitamin C protects the soft tissue. Look online for Dr Gifford Jones article on vitamin C also Dr Andrew W. Saul. Its worth a try it worked for my children. Concentrate on the dosages because its different for each person. You have to find out your personal tolerance level and then reduce by a certain % then take the reduced personal level and take 3 times a day during the scare. Its a personal choice but it worked for my family. Do some research on the dosages. for instance i can tolerate 3 x 2.000mg solvable tablets per day without it upsetting my bowel that = 6,000mg per day spread over 3 doses. (2,000mg 3 times a day) My Son can tolerate 3 x 1,500 per day. find your own personal level. Hope this helps.