Big blow to Moderna vaccine projects as Trump cancels over $700 million fundingThe Trump administration has slashed $766 million allocated in funding to Moderna Inc., an American biotech and pharmaceutical company resp...
29 May, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
Govt tightens biosecurity rules as bird flu spreads beyond poultryThe government urges poultry farms to improve hygiene, enforce strict biosecurity measures, and register with authorities to control bird f...
04 Apr, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
French bird flu vaccine campaign helps poultry output recover, producers sayFrance's 2023 bird flu vaccination campaign has successfully helped poultry production bounce back to pre-crisis levels. Despite concerns a...
19 Feb, 2025, 09.59 AM IST
ICMR initiates process of vaccine against avian influenzaThe ICMR has launched efforts to develop a human vaccine against the highly-pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. This virus poses a significant...
05 Feb, 2025, 06.10 PM IST
US providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA pandemic for bird flu which experts fear may start a pandemicThe H5N1 virus is common in wild birds and other animals. While it has not conclusively been found to spread from person to person, the amo...
18 Jan, 2025, 08.29 AM IST
As US reports first human bird flu death, expert says virus is 'lethal'. Check symptoms, diagnosis and prevention tipsBird flu death in US: US has reported its first human death due to bird flu. Bird flu is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and ...
07 Jan, 2025, 05.37 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
Government holds high-level meet on avian flu threat, experts call for enhanced surveillanceSpecialists at a high-level meeting urged for increased surveillance and better coordination to tackle avian influenza. They emphasised the...
17 Jul, 2024, 05.44 PM IST
Brazil concerned bird flu vaccination would raise trade barriersBrazil has confirmed eight cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), including one Rio de Janeiro on Monday, but not in a commerci...
23 May, 2023, 09.59 AM 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
Bird flu scare needless, outbreaks localised: Sanjeev Balyan“Right now, we have confirmed reports of avian flu influenza in four states – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Himachal Pradesh,” Sanj...
08 Jan, 2021, 10.05 PM IST
Indian professor Suresh Mittal at Purdue gets $1.5 million grant for Bird Flu vaccine researchAccording to the World Health Organization, the new H7N9 flu virus was found in China in 2013 and is responsible for 229 deaths and 665 cas...
27 Nov, 2015, 05.28 PM IST
- Australia develops vaccine for humans hit by bird flu
Australia has developed a vaccine to protect humans against infection by the avian influenza virus.
17 Jun, 2008, 01.12 PM IST
- Power point presentation on bird flu
As the bird flu continued to spread in West Bengal, a power-point presentation has been prepared by the district administration to create a...
26 Jan, 2008, 07.29 PM 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
- Novartis, Sanofi seek new vaccine to fight mutating flu
Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis are among drug-makers searching for new weapons against influenza viruses that evade protection from existing v...
13 Dec, 2006, 12.21 AM IST
- Glaxo's bird flu drug to hit market next year
A bird flu vaccine for humans that uses only a very low dose of active ingredient has proved effective in clinical tests and could be mass ...
27 Jul, 2006, 12.24 AM IST