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Bird flu death alarms medical fraternity, but human transmission rare

Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry in a fix as curbs on sale or production of eggs and chicken could devastate its revenues

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.

12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu succumbs at AIIMS in Delhi

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

Demand for eggs bounces back amid 2nd Covid wave

The demand for eggs, which had fallen during January-February due to the bird flu outbreak, has bounced back with rise in consumption of key poultry commodity, according to government officials.

China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu in Jiangsu province

The country reported the first case of human infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu from the country's eastern Jiangsu province, China's National Health Commission said

Delhi zoo sees animal deaths fall to 3-yr-low amid Covid, bird flu shutdown

The Delhi zoo recorded 125 animal deaths in 2020-21, the lowest in the last three years, officials said here

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

Russia confirms first case of human infection with H5N8 strain of bird flu

"All the seven people that I have mentioned feel fine, they had only mild clinical symptoms," Popova assured

No permission given for use of vaccine against bird flu, says Govt

India has not given permission for use of any vaccine against bird flu nor other countries like the US and UK, the government informed Parliament on Friday

190 pigeons found dead in Ahmedabad city; bird flu suspected to be cause

The birds were found dead over a period of two days

Maharashtra flu scare: 119 birds found dead, samples sent for tests

Maharashtra Animal Husbandry department officials on Saturday said 119 birds have been found dead across the state

Bird flu in poultry confirmed in SAS Nagar district of Punjab: Centre

Bird flu in poultry birds has been confirmed in Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar district of Punjab on Thursday, according to a central government report.

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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

Bird flu: Properly cooked poultry meat, eggs safe to eat, says FSSAI

The document suggests that proper cooking inactivates the virus present inside meat and eggs

Bird flu outbreak reported in 13 states so far, says Centre

Cases of bird flu have been confirmed in 13 states so far of which of which Avian Influenza has been reported in poultry birds from nine states while in wild birds from 12 states

160 birds, mostly crows, found dead across Rajasthan amid avian flu scare

A total of 160 birds, mostly crows, were found dead in various districts of Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the count of such avian deaths recorded in the state so far to 6,450

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 .

Bird flu in poultry confirmed in few more places in Maha, MP, Chhattisgarh

The Centre on Thursday said bird flu cases have been confirmed in poultry birds in a few more districts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. So far, avian influenza in poultry has been confirmed in six states -- Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab. In a statement, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said bird flu has been confirmed in poultry samples from Thane (Kalyan), Yavatmal (Dhunki, Pusad), Wardha (Chakni, Hingaghat), Gondia (Nimba, Goregaon), Ahmednagar (BhumirChavan) and Hingoli (Pimpri Khurd) districts of Maharashtra. The disease has also been confirmed in poultry birds in Raisen (Gairatganj) district of Madhya Pradesh as well as Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. However in Uttar Pradesh, the disease has been confirmed in geese in Hadha, Sikanderpur, Karan of Unnao district. According to the ministry, the control and containment operations are going on in the affected epicentres of Chhattisgarh, Kerala,