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Poultry industry hit by bird flu fears, chicken prices drop by 50%

Due to the fear of bird flu, the sale of chicken and chicken products have been hit the worst

No bird flu cases in Odisha, people can consume poultry products: Govt

Amid bird flu scare following the death of over 100 poultry birds in Khordha district, Odisha asked people not to panic over the incident as the influenza virus test came negative in all five samples

Bird Flu: 2,403 birds dead in Himachal, number likely to increase

With over 2,400 birds dead so far in Himachal Pradesh, the state has been put on high alert for avian influenza and officials are monitoring the situation, state forest minister Rakesh Pathania said

France confirms its first farm outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza this year

France's Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday that a highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza had been detected on a duck farm in the southwest of the country, confirming the country's first farm outbreak of the virus this year.The H5N8 virus, which has never been detected in humans, has been spreading rapidly in wildlife in Europe through migratory birds."The ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety) national reference laboratory confirmed today the infection of a farm of 6,000 ducks by the H5N8 virus in Benesse-Maremne (Landes region), in which high mortality was observed on Dec. 5," the ministry said in a statement.It said all the infected ducks were culled and a security zone was set up around the farm. A ban on the movement of poultry in these areas was imposed in order to contain the spread of the virus.In addition, three wild swans and one wild goose found dead last week have also been confirmed as carrying the H5N8 virus, the ministry ..

Antiviral drugs see demand surge in India, but segment declines 5.5%

Data from market research firm AIOCD-AWACS shows that sales of oseltamivir (common brand Tamiflu), used against the influenza virus and also for swine flu, went up by 35.8 per cent in April

Avian influenza: Hong Kong bans poultry import from India

3 weeks ago, the UAE too suspended import due to disease spread

One more bird dies of avian influenza, toll over 80

Containment measures of avian influenza in the affected zoos are being continuted through surveillance and screening for any dead bird

3 fresh avian deaths, another DDA park shut down in Delhi

Lab reports confirms avian influenza has not affected the poultry of Ghazipur Mandi