Next pandemic from US? Scientists' warn amid rising bird flu cases in humans. Check detailsAre there chances of next pandemic from the United States? Public health experts have said the next global pandemic is likely to begin in t...
19 Dec, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
Bird Flu Threat: Is the Next Human Pandemic Coming?Bird flu, especially the H5N1 strain, has become a major concern worldwide due to its increasing spread and potential to mutate into a dead...
17 Dec, 2024, 09.20 PM IST
Is milk safe? Your questions about bird flu and dairy, answeredThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will begin testing the country’s milk supply for H5N1, the bird flu virus, following...
07 Dec, 2024, 12.31 PM IST
UK on a vaccine buying spree. Are we staring at another pandemic?The UK government has bought five million doses of the H5 influenza vaccine from CSL Seqirus UK Limited to prepare for a potential bird flu...
03 Dec, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
World on the brink of a disastrous bird flu outbreak: Highly pathogenic H5N1 virus may lead to another pandemic, is more transmissible to humansExperts warn that the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus, which has already infected mammals and demonstrated mutations increasing trans...
22 Nov, 2024, 06.34 PM IST
Bird Flu in US: Amid rising H5N1 cases in cattle, why isn't UK testing cows?As US-based dairy herds are reporting constant cases of bird flu outbreak, UK cattle are still not being checked for cases of bird flu, say...
27 Apr, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
The next pandemic? It's already here for Earth's wildlifeThe highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza H5N1 (HPAI H5N1), otherwise known as bird flu, has killed millions of birds and unknown num...
12 Mar, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
New swine flu strain found in UK: Know about symptoms and precautions hereIn the United Kingdom, a new strain of swine flu has been detected in humans. Pigs are the most common hosts for the strain. The UK Health ...
28 Nov, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
UK researchers achieve breakthrough in curbing bird flu spread by genetically editing chickensScientists in the UK have used gene editing techniques to limit the spread of bird flu in chickens. By altering a small section of the bird...
11 Oct, 2023, 05.22 PM IST
What is Disease X? Here's all we know about the next pandemic that could kill 50 million peopleFormer Chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, Kate Bingham, has warned that the next pandemic could be deadlier than COVID-19, potentially clai...
27 Sep, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
What is 'Disease X'? UK Scientists prepare vaccines against potential new pandemicA group comprising over 200 scientists is gearing up at a heavily fortified facility in the United Kingdom, diligently bracing for the next...
07 Aug, 2023, 06.05 PM IST
Bird Flu: Two new cases detected in poultry workers after contract with infected birds. Details hereTwo poultry workers in the UK have tested positive for bird flu after coming into contact with infected birds, according to the UK Health S...
15 Jul, 2023, 12.22 AM IST
World has 28% risk of new Covid-like pandemic within 10 years: AirfinityThere is a 27.5% chance of another pandemic as deadly as Covid-19 occurring in the next 10 years due to viruses emerging more frequently, c...
14 Apr, 2023, 12.26 PM IST
No permission given for use of vaccine against bird flu; not even by other nations: GovtSo far, the Centre has provided Rs 103.56 crore assistance to these 14 states/union territories for control of bird flu.
05 Feb, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
First Bird flu case confirmed at UK farm in six yearsThe bird flu virus spreads between birds and, in rare cases, can affect humans. The case is the first in the UK since 2008, when chickens o...
17 Nov, 2014, 08.20 PM IST
- Revamp bird flu detection systems, Centre tells states
With Myanmar and Bangladesh reporting bird flu cases, the Centre has asked border states to revamp their detection systems and be extra vig...
27 Mar, 2007, 02.35 AM IST
- IBM joins fight against bird flu
Avian flu may not have hit the American shores yet but it is undoubtedly engaging the interest of Big Blue (IBM).
13 Feb, 2007, 04.20 PM IST