Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, is an infectious viral disease of birds, especially wild waterfowls such as ducks and geese. It is a viral infection that primarily infects birds, including chicken, other poultry, and wild aquatic birds.
This highly-contagious disease spreads from infected birds to other winged creatures through contact with nasal, and respiratory secretions and also due to contamination of feed and water. Bird flu virus is sensitive to heat, and dies at cooking temperatures.
The first incident of bird flu infection occurred in Hong Kong in 1997.
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Egg exports saw a 16 per cent year-on-year drop in volume terms from April to November, says commerce ministry
A toll-free number and a command control center have been set up for reporting poultry deaths, and 20 Rapid Response Teams have been deployed to address the situation
The stolen eggs, worth approximately $40,000, were stolen from a warehouse on February 1. Days after the theft, investigators are still searching for leads
The movement of live and dead hen, eggs, chicken, bird feed, ancillary materials and equipment have been prohibited in the zone
On January 11, the bodies of six cranes were found in the pond area of Degrai Oran, followed by the discovery of two more dead cranes on January 12
Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock
Is this an indication that we may be closer to seeing a readily transmitted virus between people? No, Osterholm said. Right now, this is a key that sits in the lock, but it doesn't open the door
Last week, the United States reported its first severe case of the virus, in a Louisiana resident above the age of 65, who was suffering from severe respiratory illness
Raw or unpasteurised milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting December 16
The infection was confirmed in a pig kept on a backyard farm in Crook County, Oregon, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday
After mass deaths of chickens at a local poultry farm in Pipili, culling began on Saturday and was completed on Monday evening
Experts said as India falls on the one of main pathways that migratory birds take to move between continents, its water bodies are always prone to the spread of influenza from birds
Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram hospital has established a link between prolonged exposure to pigeons and severe lung diseases
The exercise on June 19-20 in Bhopal brought together 40 participants from various sectors to practice outbreak detection, rapid response strategies, inter-agency coordination for containing bird flu
Bird flu has infected 90 dairy herds across 12 states since late March, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Three dairy farm workers also have been infected with the virus
A bird flu case of infection in a human being was detected in a four year old in West Bengal. The patient, admitted to a local hospital since February, has been treated and discharged
The current risk posed by the H5N2 virus to the general public is low, according to the WHO, which said no further cases were reported after an investigation
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The affected states are Andhra Pradesh (Nellore district), Maharashtra (Nagpur district), Jharkhand (Ranchi district) and Kerala (Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts)