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
H5N1 virus in US sparks global health crisis: Know its symptoms, mode of transmission, vaccineH5N1 avian influenza virus: The spread of H5N1 avian influenza virus in the United States has sparked fears of a potential pandemic. The H5...
02 May, 2025, 10.03 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
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
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
Covid-variant waves could be predicted by new AI model: ResearchAnalysing 9 million SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequences across 30 countries from the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID), t...
06 Jan, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
China Pneumonia outbreak: Govt monitoring situation, necessary steps taken, says Union Health MinisterUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said the government is monitoring the situation and taking necessary steps in view of t...
25 Nov, 2023, 05.25 PM 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
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
ICAR-NIHSAD transfers vaccine tech for H9N2 virus to four companies"The vaccine will meet the standard of the market both in India and abroad. The vaccine will contribute significantly to increasing the inc...
27 Dec, 2022, 06.23 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
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
Scientist working on flu vaccine that lasts a lifetimeAs New Scientist explains, the flu virus carries big, globular "decoy" proteins on its surface to grab our immune system's attention.
26 Aug, 2015, 01.07 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