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
Amid HMPV virus outbreak in China, three tigers and a leopard die of highly infectious avian flu H5N1 virus in NagpurThree tigers and a sub-adult leopard at Gorewada Rescue Centre in Nagpur died from avian flu H5N1. This is the first time the virus caused ...
05 Jan, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
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
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
Human case of bird flu detected in Odisha; Symptoms and precautions you need to knowA human case of bird flu has been reported in Puri district, Odisha. The health department is closely monitoring the area, with surveillanc...
28 Aug, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
First human case of H5N2 bird flu died from multiple factors: WHOWHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier in Geneva clarified the man's death as multi-factorial, with ongoing investigations on the source of H...
08 Jun, 2024, 06.48 AM IST
Will avian flu become another pandemic and Joe Biden pay price for its spread in 2024 Presidential Election?If media reports are to be believed, the Joe Biden administration is dangerously underprepared for the disease. The avian flu virus H5N1 ha...
10 Apr, 2024, 09.12 AM IST
India keenly watching China's children illness cases; govt issues statementAccording to Health ministry, India is at low risk from both the avian influenza case reported in China as well as the clusters of respirat...
25 Nov, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
WHO issues advice after world's first human death in China from H3N8 bird fluAll of the cases of humans being infected with H3N8 bird flu have been reported from China. Human cases of infection with avian influenza v...
12 Apr, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
China records world's first human death from H3N8 bird flu: WHOThe 56-year-old woman from the southern province of Guangdong was the third person known to have been infected with the H3N8 subtype of avi...
12 Apr, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Avian Flu: Over 400 chickens die in Jharkhand, read to know moreAvian Flu: The main risk factor for humans is possible via direct or indirect exposure to infected live or dead poultry or contaminated env...
23 Feb, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
Get to know avian flu, the disease afflicting TikTok's most famous emu, EmmanuelThis disease is caused by the influenza A virus.
18 Oct, 2022, 03.11 PM IST
China detects first human case of H3N8 bird fluH3N8 is known to have been circulating since 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl. It is known to infect horses, dogs and ...
27 Apr, 2022, 10.05 AM IST
Civil Aviation Ministry asked to allow uninterrupted transportation of samples for bird flu testingThis comes in the wake of some states banning the supply of poultry and poultry products without testing the samples, creating panic and hu...
14 Jan, 2021, 09.03 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
- Climate change could push up the risk of bird flu
Climate change could pose high risk of avian flu virus transmission in wild birds, a new study has warned.
30 Aug, 2012, 05.59 PM IST
- Poultry import curbs to remain for now
India has refused to remove restrictions on import of pork and poultry products imposed last year as a preventive measure against spread of...
10 May, 2010, 03.26 AM IST