Avian Flu
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Human avian flu in Maharashtra's Nandurbar: Eight samples to be sent to NIV for tests
Maharashtra | May 19, 2026, 09:11 AM ISTNandurbar district in northwestern Maharashtra has been hit by bird flu. The workers were being given Tamiflu tablets as a precautionary measure, officials said, adding, no government employee was among those being tested.
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Maharashtra: Three tigers, leopard die of avian flu in Nagpur possibly after eating chicken
Maharashtra | Jan 09, 2025, 11:49 AM ISTMaharashtra avian flu: The three tigers and the leopard had been relocated to the Gorewada Rescue Centre from Chandrapur following incidents of man-animal conflict.
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Zoos on alert after three tigers, one leopard die of avian flu at rescue centre in Nagpur
Maharashtra | Jan 06, 2025, 01:10 PM ISTAvian flu: Known by most as "bird flu," avian influenza or avian flu is a virus that primarily affects birds but can also occasionally infect people.
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US: Four human bird flu infections found in Colorado, health dept warns of pandemic if...
World | Jul 15, 2024, 10:59 AM ISTThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that human infections from H5N1 avian flu could lead to severe illness and potentially trigger a pandemic if the virus mutates to facilitate efficient human-to-human transmission.
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Bird Flu alert in Jharkhand after cases reported in state-run poultry farm, 2,196 birds culled
India | Apr 24, 2024, 11:20 PM ISTAvian influenza, commonly called bird flu, is an infectious viral disease of birds (especially wild water fowl such as ducks and geese).
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China records first H3N8 bird flu death I Should India need to worry?
World | Apr 12, 2023, 09:14 AM ISTNotably, the virus was first traced in North American waterfowl in 2002. It is known to infect horses, dogs and seals.
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Bihar: Bird flu scare in Supaul after samples test positive
India | Apr 15, 2022, 07:09 AM ISTDivisional Forest Officer, Supaul, Sunil Kumar Sharan said that more than four dozen birds, including crows, ducks, chickens, and other birds were found dead in mysterious circumstances in Chapkahi village under Sadar police station on Mar 31.
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Japan confirms Avian flu outbreak at chicken farm; nearly 1.4L birds to be culled
World | Nov 10, 2021, 11:45 AM ISTA simple test given to 13 of the chickens from the farm showed 12 of them tested positive for avian flu
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China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first
World | Jun 01, 2021, 04:41 PM ISTThe 41-year-old man in Jiangsu province, northwest of Shanghai, was hospitalized April 28 and is in stable condition, the National Health Commission said on its website.
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Bird flu alert Delhi: Hauz Khas Park, Sanjay Lake, 2 other recreational gardens shut
India | Jan 09, 2021, 07:19 PM ISTThree recreational parks and famous Sanjay Lake in Delhi were closed by authorities on Saturday amid an avian flu scare in the city as several birds were found dead on their premises in the last couple of days, officials said.
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What is Avian influenza, symptoms, treatment: All you need to know
India | Jan 08, 2021, 05:54 PM ISTOver 1.60 lakh birds of five poultry farms in Haryana’s Panchkula district are set to be culled as some poultry samples there have tested positive for the avian flu.
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We don't find need to kill birds at present, says Himachal Pradesh CM over rising bird-flu cases
News | Jan 05, 2021, 05:38 PM ISTIn an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur said that eventhough the number the bird-flu cases are rising in the State but the condition is not as such that we need to kill birds but we are keeping close eye on the situation.
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Crows die due to avian flu in Rajasthan's Jhalawar
News | Dec 31, 2020, 04:19 PM ISTA large number of crows have died due to avian flu in the area around Radi in Rajasthan's Jhalawar.
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Rajasthan: Section 144 imposed in Jhalawar's Radi after crows die due to avian flu
India | Dec 31, 2020, 01:05 PM ISTJhalawar district administration has imposed Section 144 in the affected area in Radi, Rajasthan after many crows have died due to avian flu in the area.
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Avian flu scare: Bangalore culls 900 chickens to contain H5N1 virus
Health | Jan 04, 2018, 04:57 PM ISTAlthough the virus does not usually infect people, it can cause fever, diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses in some affected people.
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47 birds die in Sultanpur National Park, visitors barred for a week
India | Jan 12, 2015, 01:22 PM ISTGurgaon: The Sultanpur National Park has been closed for visitors for a week, after the sanctuary witnessed sudden death of 47 birds.The dead birds, most of them Eurasian Coots, were discovered on Saturday and were
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Bird flu: Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake cordoned off
India | Dec 18, 2014, 03:01 PM ISTChandigarh: Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake was cordoned off early on Thursday after a sample from a dead duck tested positive for the H5N1 (avian or bird flu) virus.Police and paramilitary personnel with masks on their faces
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Avian flu confirmed in wild birds in Washington
World | Dec 17, 2014, 07:57 AM ISTSeattle: U.S. officials say they've found avian influenza in wild birds in Washington state but there's no immediate public health concern.The Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that separate strains of the H5 virus have
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Bird flu hits third poultry farm in Netherlands
World | Nov 22, 2014, 06:34 AM ISTThe Hague: An outbreak of bird flu was detected at a third Dutch poultry farm, the country's ministry of economic affairs announced on Friday.The latest outbreak occurred at a poultry farm in Kamperveen and the
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China suspends wild bird sales over avian flu
World | Apr 19, 2013, 12:39 PM ISTBeijing, April 19: Chinese government has ordered suspension of wild bird sales in a bid to prevent spread of the H7N9 bird flu.The State forestry administration Thursday urged local authorities to beef up epidemic surveillance