bird flu

Bangalore : Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a viral illness that mainly infects birds. However, there's a chance it can jump to humans and other mammals who come into close contact with infected birds. The strains H5N1, H7N9, and H5N6 have…

Cuba : Cuba has reported its first cases of avian influenza, local media said. The virus was detected in wild birds at a zoo in Havana, Cuba's National Centre for Animal Health was quoted as saying by online news outlet Cubadebate on…

Paris : The highly pathogenic bird flu, or avian influenza, has been detected at a turkey farm in northern France, causing the cull of at least 8,000 turkeys, a French daily reported. "Regulated protection and surveillance zones have…

Washington : The US has confirmed the first known human case of H5 bird flu in a person in the state of Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. The person tested positive for the avian influenza A (H5)…

Israel : Israel has detected an outbreak of the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza at a chicken farm near the country's border with Lebanon, the state's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said in a statement.The bird flu has spread…

Khas Khabar, Health, Avian Influenza, 'Bird Flu, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, H5N1, National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC

The Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairies informed on Monday that avian influenza has been confirmed in 10 states of the country till date.CAR-NIHSAD has confirmed death of crows and migratory/wild birds in Tonk, Karauli…

Bird flu has entered Maharashtra after test reports confirmed the deaths of over 800 chickens due to the infection in the Murrumba village in Parbhani district last week, officials said here on Monday.District Disaster Management Officer…

The spread of bird flu is increasing rapidly in Madhya Pradesh and has been found to be the cause of the death of crows in 13 districts in the state till now. The poultry market of Agar Malwa district has been closed for the next seven days…

Amid the outbreak of bird flu, the Central government on Wednesday assured that no infection has yet been reported in humans and that there is no direct evidence that the avian influenza virus transmits to humans via consumption of…