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
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
12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi"His samples tested negative for COVID-19. It came out positive for influenza but was non-typable. It was sent to National Institute of Vir...
21 Jul, 2021, 12.06 PM IST
Bird flu in poultry confirmed in SAS Nagar district of Punjab: CentreThe central government is taking continuous efforts to generate awareness about Avian through various platforms, including Twitter, Faceboo...
28 Jan, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Bird flu scare: 3 peacocks,2 peahens found dead in Maharashtra's BeedThe carcasses of these birds were recovered from near Loni village located close to Balaghat mountain range in Shirur Kasar taluka of the d...
23 Jan, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
Red Fort shut for public till January 26 after sample of dead crow tests positive for bird fluOn Saturday, samples from a dead owl in the Delhi zoo had tested positive for avian influenza.
19 Jan, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
Bird flu cases confirmed in 2 more districts of ChhattisgarhSamples of a crow and a pigeon that were found dead at separate places in Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district, and of a dead cro...
18 Jan, 2021, 05.06 PM IST
Maharashtra starts toll free number for bird flu“The government has delegated all its requisite powers on district collectors under Prevention And Control of Infectious and Contagious Dis...
17 Jan, 2021, 08.53 PM 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
Bird flu: Centre asks states to maintain sufficient stock of PPE kitsAvian influenza (H5N1) has also been confirmed in dead crows and pelican in zoological park, Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh as well as in dead cro...
12 Jan, 2021, 07.31 PM IST
Bird flu spreads to 10 states; Centre allays fears of transmission to humansPrime Minister Narendra Modi asked all state governments to remain alert and ensure a constant vigil near places such as water bodies, zoos...
11 Jan, 2021, 09.04 PM IST
Only samples of ducks from Sanjay Lake tested positive for bird flu in Delhi: Manish SisodiaAll eight samples -- four from a park in Mayur Vihar Phase 3, three from Sanjay Lake and one from Dwarka -- have been found positive for av...
11 Jan, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
Bird flu: NDMC forms rapid response team to conduct field inspectionThe New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday formed a rapid response team to conduct field inspection for examining various birds in it...
11 Jan, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
Bird flu scare: Centre asks states, UTs to increase surveillanceThe Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said in a statement on Sunday that the states and UTs have been asked to increase ...
10 Jan, 2021, 05.39 PM IST
Bird flu confirmed in 7 states; samples from Delhi, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh sent for testingBesides Uttar Pradesh, the other six states where bird flu is confirmed are Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana an...
09 Jan, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
Deadly avian influenza virus reaches AntarcticaA deadly avian influenza virus has now reached Antarctica.
06 May, 2014, 03.13 PM IST