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Pakistan: Karachi facing surge in influenza cases as H3N2 strain spreads
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Karachi is witnessing a rise in influenza cases, driven by the H3N2 strain, following an earlier outbreak of H1N1, The Express Tribune reported on Friday.
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath orders strict measures to prevent bird flu outbrea
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Taking cognisance of the potential threat of H5 Avian Influenza (Bird Flu), Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, directed the departments concerned to take swift and coordinated action, said the statement.
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UP: Govt closes Etawah lion safari, zoos in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur fol
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh government ordered the closure of Etawah Lion Safari and zoos in Lucknow, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur for seven days after bird flu was confirmed in a dead tigress at Gorakhpur's Shaheed Ashfaqulla Khan Zoological Park.
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Andhra Pradesh steps up measures to contain Bird Flu "outbreak"
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Andhra Pradesh government has intensified efforts to curb the spread of bird flu, with strict containment measures in place across three affected districts. Over one lakh hens have been culled so far, while officials have designated red and surveillance zones to prevent further transmiss
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Bird flu outbreak in Andhra's Eluru, authorities deploy teams and set up c
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Eluru is grappling with a bird flu outbreak after one lakh chickens died at a poultry farm. Authorities have confirmed the outbreak and deployed 20 Rapid Response Teams, setting up a control room to tackle the situation.
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Israel: Avian flu outbreak detected in Kibbutz
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety reported that H5N1 avian influenza has been diagnosed in a fattening turkey coop in Kibbutz Tzora in the Judea region. Following an unusual mortality in three pre-market turkey coops, at 9.4 weeks of age, samples sent to the Ministry of Agric
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Odisha: BMC issues directives on Bird flu, not to supply chicken from affe
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued an advisory to avoid eating chicken following detection of infection from a poultry firm near city limits. A bird flu outbreak was confirmed in Pipli town of Odisha's Puri district, with the detection of the H5N1 avian influenza in several poult
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Mexico man's death linked to bird flu not yet seen in humans: WHO
Updated : 2 years ago IST
This marks the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with an influenza A (H5N2) virus reported globally and the first avian H5 virus infection in a person reported in Mexico, the WHO said.
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Jharkhand: Two doctors, six others quarantined amid bird flu outbreak in R
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid the Bird Flu outbreak in Ranchi, two doctors and six staff of the Regional Poultry Farm, Hotwar have been quarantined at the JSIA building in Ranchi.
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"Preventive measures under Animal Husbandry to contain Bird flu outbreak i
Updated : 2 years, 1 month 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 : 2 years, 1 month 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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Scientists warn of lethal bird flu pandemic, says could be '100 times wors
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The H5N1 avian flu has spread rapidly since a new strain was detected in 2020 affecting wild birds in every state, as well as in commercial poultry and backyard flocks.
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