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Centre asks states to undertake preventive measures as four states report
Updated : 1 year, 9 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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US reports second human case of bird flu
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the Michigan dairy worker was being monitored due to their work exposure to H5N1-infected cattle and reported symptoms to local health officials.
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Jharkhand: Two doctors, six others quarantined amid bird flu outbreak in R
Updated : 1 year, 10 months 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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Jharkhand: Administration forms Rapid Response team after Avian flu outbre
Updated : 1 year, 10 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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Scientists warn of lethal bird flu pandemic, says could be '100 times wors
Updated : 1 year, 11 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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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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Peru reports death of 585 sea lions due to bird flu
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Following the discovery of 55,000 dead birds in eight protected coastal areas, rangers found the bird flu that killed them had also claimed 585 sea lions in seven protected marine areas, the Sernanp natural areas protection agency said.
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Kerala culls 20k birds after Avian flu reported in Alapuzha district
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
With the outbreak of avian influenza being confirmed in Kerala's Alappuzha district, authorities on Thursday began operations to cull 16,000 birds in Haripad municipality
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US: H5 influenza virus detected in Colorado man
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): A case of H5 bird flu has been confirmed in a man in the US state of Colorado, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said.
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First bird flu death in country this year reported in AIIMS, Delhi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday reported the first bird flu death in the country for this year after a 12-year-old boy undergoing treatment for H5N1 Avian influenza died at its pediatric department.
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Bird flu: 238 more birds die in Maharashtra, samples sent for testing
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 13 (ANI): A total of 238 more birds died in various districts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, including poultry birds and crows.
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After deaths of migratory birds, sale, purchase of poultry products prohib
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): After hundreds of winter migratory birds were found dead in the Pong Dam Lake sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh recently, Kangra District Magistrate on Monday issued an order completely prohibiting sale, purchase and export of any poultry produ
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