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
On being asked that there is panic among people on the detection of cases, Gupta said, "There is nothing to panic about, I eat more chicken when bird flu infection spreads, all you need to do is heat it well while cooking."
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.
Tokyo [Japan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): An avian flu outbreak has been registered in the northern Japanese prefecture of Aomori, with 7,000 birds slated for extermination, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.
Akita [Japan], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Avian flu has been confirmed at a chicken farm in Akita prefecture, northeastern Japan, with around 143,000 birds of the farm to be culled, the prefectural government said Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Delhi hospitals have been witnessing a sudden surge in flu and swine flu cases in the last few days. According to one of the official surveys, as many as 41 per cent of Delhi households were surveyed wherein one or more members of the family were suffer
Tokyo [Japan], March 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 77,000 chickens will be culled in the Japanese prefecture of Tochigi due to a new outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
Tokyo [Japan], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): About 840,000 chickens will be culled in Ibaraki Prefecture amid the spread of bird flu in Japan, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India] January 27 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday stated that so far nine states have confirmed Bird Flu in poultry birds and 12 states have confirmed the virus in crow, migratory and wild birds.
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Amid bird flu outbreak, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing to March 8, on an application sought to seek direction to ensure that no birds are slaughtered in and around the 'Ghazipur Murga Mandi' in Delhi.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI): Shiv Sena on Tuesday slammed its former ally BJP and questioned it on whether there was any Pakistani, Khalistani or Naxalites hand behind bird flu outbreak in the country.
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): As many as 10 states have so far reported confirmed cases of bird flu in the country, Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying informed on Monday.