H1N1 scare at Bengaluru Clarence High School: 500+ students & over 21 employees fall sick; offline classes suspendedH1N1 scare at Bengaluru Clarence High School: Clarence High School has decided to halt offline classes following a notable surge in illness...
18 Aug, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
Comprehensive health insurance: Navigating childhood illnesses, vaccination support, and kidney function careHealth insurance covers childhood illnesses and their treatments effectively. Vaccination support is a key preventive care strategy for fam...
03 Aug, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
People across Europe, North America slept for days or stared blankly for hours during this 100-year-old strange epidemic and scientists are still searching whyDuring the 1918 flu pandemic, a mysterious illness, encephalitis lethargica, emerged in Europe and North America, causing extreme sleepines...
13 Jun, 2026, 01.02 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
Zydus launches vaccine for new strain of influenza virusZydus Lifesciences introduces India's first quadrivalent influenza vaccine, VaxiFlu-4, for protection against four new virus strains as per...
26 Feb, 2025, 01.29 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
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
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
Bird flu: FSSAI advises consumers not to eat undercooked chicken; says no need to panicOutbreak of bird flu or avian influenza has been confirmed in 'poultry birds' in six states -- Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra...
21 Jan, 2021, 07.58 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
Bird flu outbreak reported in 4 states; advisories issued to contain further spread: CentreIn a statement, the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said that other states have been asked to keep a vigil on an...
06 Jan, 2021, 05.05 PM IST
Recalling history's 10 deadliest diseases that came before the coronavirusBefore the coronavirus, the human race has had to deal with various epidemics and pandemics across the centuries. Many of them have claimed...
01 Mar, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
India declares itself free from bird fluThe Centre has emphasised the need for "continued surveillance especially in the vulnerable areas bordering infected countries and in areas...
14 Sep, 2016, 06.24 PM IST
- Oman bans poultry imports from India
Oman has barred import of poultry and poultry products from India for a second time this year following an outbreak of bird flu virus in Ka...
12 Nov, 2012, 09.52 AM IST
- Farmers call for non-infected zones as egg exports fall
Following the outbreak of bird flu in Northeast states, Gulf countries had banned poultry products from India for most part of 2008-09 and ...
07 May, 2009, 01.55 AM IST
- Egg exports down by 10.15% at India's poultry hub Namakkal
Following the outbreak of Bird Flu in Northeast India, the gulf countries banned poultry products from India for most part of 2008-09 and i...
05 May, 2009, 09.54 PM IST
- Fearing fresh bird flu outbreak, India bans poultry imports
Fearing fresh outbreak of the deadly bird flu, India today banned import of live poultry and poultry products from the countries where Avia...
13 Mar, 2007, 09.23 PM IST