Avian Deaths

Decision was taken to euthanize and cremate all domesticated and pet birds within a one kilometer radius of the poultry farm

The H5N1 strain of avian flu has swept the globe in recent years, killing billions of farmed and wild birds

AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 virus is very rare and there is no need to panic.

A 12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu died at AIIMS in the national capital recently, official sources said on Tuesday.

Bird flu should not be treated like Coronavirus

A bird-flu outbreak has been confirmed in seven states, the Centre said on Sunday even as fresh avian deaths were reported from various parts of the country. The outbreak has been confirmed in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, while the test results are awaited for the samples collected from Delhi and Maharashtra. The samples collected from Chhattisgarh's Balod have tested negative for the avian influenza virus, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying said in a statement. The government has also directed zoo managements to submit daily reports to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) till their area is declared free from the disease. The CZA, under the environment ministry, issued an office memorandum saying avian influenza is a scheduled disease under the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, and reporting such a disease is obligatory for taking appropriate preventive measures ...

As a confidence-building measure, Delhi zoo opened its gates to the media and took reporters around the bird enclosures