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Odisha govt to cull 20,000 birds in response to avian influenza outbreak
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Animal Husbandry Department has initiated the culling process, which is expected to continue for several days.
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Influenza viruses can use two ways to infect cells: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells via specialised routes on their surfaces. Researchers at the University of Zurich have revealed that certain human and avian influenza viruses may infect cells via a second entrance mechanism, an immune system protein complex.
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No threat of avian influenza in West Bengal, says official
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Amid reports of bird flu in West Bengal, West Bengal Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Narayan Swaroop Nigam on Thursday said that there is no threat of avian influenza in the state and no advisory issued against consuming poultry products.
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WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Overall, this is the second human infection of avian influenza A (H9N2) notified to WHO from India, with the first being done in 2019.
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Centre asks states to undertake preventive measures as four states report
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued a joint advisory on H5N1 for all states on May 20.
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"Preventive measures under Animal Husbandry to contain Bird flu outbreak i
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Speaking about the Bird Flu outbreak, Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar Sinha told ANI, "Bird Flu has been confirmed in Ranchi. As soon as the Bird Flu is confirmed, a series of actions take place under the guidelines mentioned in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry. The first action is a
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Jharkhand: Administration forms Rapid Response team after Avian flu outbre
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Animal Husbandry Directorate, Ranchi, has formed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) for the culling of poultry and cleaning and disinfection of infected areas after H5N1 Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) was detected in the poultry area, Hotwa.
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Bird flu outbreak in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district, collector orders p
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district after several chickens died in two villages in the past few days. The samples of the dead chickens were sent to a laboratory in Bhopal, where the test results confirmed the presence of the avian influenza virus, said
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Argentina: 220 flamingos killed in latest outbreak of deadly bird flu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In Argentina, the James' flamingo, or puna flamingo, a gregarious species, faces the risk of transmitting the disease during migration.
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Health Ministry closely monitoring H9N2 outbreak, respiratory illness in C
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Based on the currently available information, an increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases in China has been reported in the last few weeks. The usual causes of respiratory illness in children have been implicated and there has been no identification of an unusual pathogen or any une
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Assam imposes ban on entry of poultry, pigs amid Avian influenza, African
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Assam government has imposed a ban on the entry of poultry and pig to the state from other states following the outbreak of Avian Influenza and African Swine Fever in some states of the country.
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Bird Flu outbreak in Kerala's Kottayam, several thousand ducks culled
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Kottayam district authorities and the veterinary department have already killed all the area's ducks. The authorities have also banned the transportation and sale of birds and animals in the area.
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