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US weekly flu hospitalisations hit record high since 2010: CDC data

Five flu-associated paediatric deaths were reported in the week ending November 19, which increased the overall number to 12, according to the CDC

Health ministry deploys team to Kerala to check avian influenza outbreak

The Union health ministry has deployed a high-level team to Kerala to take stock of the avian influenza outbreak in the state. The team will investigate the outbreak in detail and submit a report with recommendations, the ministry said in a statement. The seven-member central team to Kerala comprises experts drawn from the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi; the National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi; the National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai; and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The team is headed by Dr Rajesh Kedamani, Sr RD, Regional Office of Health and Family Welfare, Bangalore. The team will also assist the state health departments in terms of public health measures, management guidelines and protocols to manage the increasing cases of avian influenza being reported by the state, the statement added. With the outbreak of avian influenza confirmed among ducks in Kerala's Alappuzha district, authorities

Bird flu: No cause for concern in other parts of Thane, says collector

Bird flu cases have been detected in Shahapur, following the death of around 100 birds at a poultry farm in Vehloli village in the tehsil recently

54-year-old woman in China died last month from H5N6 strain of bird flu

A woman in China's Sichuan province died from the H5N6 strain of avian influenza last month, a regional health bureau said

Human-to-human transmission of bird flu rare, no need to panic: AIIMS chief

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.

Avian Influenza: Samples sent to NIHSAD Bhopal for tests found negative

Surveillance samples, which were sent to NIHSAD Bhopal for the tests of Avian Influenza on March 4, has been found negative as per the report received late Wednesday

All 3rd round samples from Delhi zoo test negative for avian influenza

All samples of bird droppings collected from Delhi Zoo in the third round of serological surveillance have tested negative for Avian influenza virus, authorities said on Monday. According to the officials, the National Zoological Park (NZP) had sent these samples to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, for checking. "This is the second time when the serological surveillance results of NZP for Avian flu have come negative," an official said. Earlier six serological samples of National Zoological Park sent to NIHSAD, Bhopal, on January 19 were found negative for avian influenza virus. The fourth round of serological surveillance samples will be collected on March 4 by a team of Animal Husbandry (AH) Department of Delhi government and sent to NIHSAD. "NZP has been consistently following protocols and monitoring the health and hygiene of enclosures and wetland areas," the official said. Last month four serological samples of bird droppings collect

First cases of avian influenza detected in Jammu's Udhampur and Poonch

The Udhampur and Poonch districts of Jammu region have reported their first cases of avian influenza

Bird flu in poultry confirmed from two places in Maharashtra's Yavatmal

The Centre on Sunday said bird flu in poultry birds has been confirmed from two places in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra while in a crow sample in Delhi

Avian influenza confirmed in 9 states for poultry birds, says Centre

The central government on Saturday informed that avian influenza or bird flu has been confirmed in nine states for poultry birds and in 12 states for crow, migratory and wild birds till January 23."Till January 23, 2021 outbreaks of Avian Influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed in 9 States (Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab) for poultry birds and in 12 states (Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab) for Crow/Migratory/ Wild birds," informed the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.The ministry said the samples of crow and pigeon submitted from Rudraprayag, Lansdowne Forest Range and Paudi Forest Range of Uttarakhand, pigeon samples from Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan, crow and peacock samples from Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur have been found negative for avian influenza.Control .

Culling of poultry birds underway in Maharashtra, Haryana: Centre

The Centre said culling of poultry birds is underway in Maharashtra and Haryana, while fresh cases of bird flu have been confirmed in poultry in Mumbai as well as in the Mandsaur district of MP

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Bird flu: Nearly 200 birds found dead in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, Rishikesh

Amid an avian influenza scare in several states, nearly 200 birds, mostly crows, have been found dead in Uttarakhand's Dehradun and Rishikesh, officials said on Monday

Bird flu confirmed in Delhi, all 8 samples sent to Bhopal lab test positive

Testing of eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory has confirmed bird flu in Delhi, officials said on Monday

Maharashtra: Bird flu confirmed after 900 hens die in Parbhani poultry farm

Bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of death of around 900 hens in the last few days at a poultry farm in Maharashtra's Parbhani district, a senior official said on Monday

Amid bird flu scare, at least 11 crows found dead in Mumbai: Police

Amid the bird flu scare, as many as 11 crows were found dead in Mumbai's Chembur area on Sunday, said police

Bird-flu outbreak confirmed in 7 states, fresh avian deaths reported

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 ...

More than 400 birds found dead in Rajasthan amid bird flu outbreak

Amid an outbreak of bird flu, over 400 birds, mostly crow, were found dead in different parts of Rajasthan on Sunday, officials said.

Bird flu: More than 200 migratory birds found dead in Himachal Pradesh

Carcasses of 215 migratory birds were found in Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, taking the total number of such birds suspected to have died of avian influenza to 4,235