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  Bird flu outbreak in Kerala's Alappuzha: Causes, symptoms and prevention tips of H5N1 flu

  Health | April 19, 2024 13:22 IST

  Due to the sudden outbreak of bird flu in Kerala's Alappuzha, we should be aware of the signs and symptoms. The signs and symptoms of H5N1 include fever, chills, headache, sore throat, runny nose, persistent cough, body aches, fatigue, muscle aches, vomiting and dehydration.

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  US: Second human-infected bird flu case found after Texas man comes in contact with sick cows

  World | April 03, 2024 9:54 IST

  According to federal health officials, the human case in Texas marks the first known instance globally of a person catching this version of bird flu from a mammal.

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  China records first H3N8 bird flu death I Should India need to worry?

  World | April 12, 2023 9:14 IST

  Notably, the virus was first traced in North American waterfowl in 2002. It is known to infect horses, dogs and seals.

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  As Bird flu cases rise, will it turn into the next pandemic like Covid?

  Health | March 21, 2023 22:00 IST

  A new type of bird flu called H5N1 is spreading among wild birds and other animals like minks, badgers, pigs, and bears. People are wondering if it will also start affecting humans.

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  Kerala: Bird flu outbreak in state-run poultry farm kills 1800 birds

  India | January 12, 2023 11:18 IST

  Kerala: As initial tests indicated the outbreak of bird flu, the samples were sent to the high-security lab in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) for accurate diagnosis which confirmed avian influenza, a government statement said.

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  Bihar: Bird flu scare in Supaul after samples test positive

  India | April 15, 2022 7:09 IST

  Divisional 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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  Iraq detects bird flu cases in Diyala province

  World | June 27, 2021 14:54 IST

  The new cases were detected in the small poultry farm on June 24 in a village near the provincial capital Baquba, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, Mahmoud Farhan al-Shammari, head of the veterinary hospital in Diyala said 

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  China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu

  World | June 01, 2021 14:02 IST

  H10N3 is a low pathogenic or relatively less severe strain of the virus in poultry and the risk of it spreading on a large scale is very low. There are many different strains of avian influenza in China and some sporadically infect people, generally those working with poultr

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  Bird Flu Update Delhi: Poultry markets to reopen after samples test negative for H5N1

  India | January 14, 2021 16:50 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday allowed the poultry markets in Delhi to reopen after samples of birds sent for the diagnosis of the bird flu returned negative.

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  Delhi Bird Flu Scare: Sale of chicken banned in some parts, restaurants to face action for violation

  India | January 13, 2021 16:58 IST

  The North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday imposed a ban on sale and storage of poultry or processed chicken meat by shops and restaurants with immediate effect, in view of the bird flu situation in the national capital, according to an official order.

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  Bird flu outbreak: Civic officials to monitor meat shops in Delhi; NDMC to start helpline

  India | January 12, 2021 8:42 IST

  North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash convened a meeting with officials to discuss the municipal body's preparedness to contain its spread.

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  Bird flu: Alert in Gurugram after 11 crows found dead

  India | January 09, 2021 14:01 IST

  The Department of Animal Husbandry, and Wildlife and health authorities are on high alert and have started to investigate the reason behind the deaths, officials said.

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  Bird Flu Scare: 35 crows found dead in Delhi, samples collected for testing

  India | January 09, 2021 11:49 IST

  According to sources from the Delhi Chief Minister's Office, four samples each were collected from Mayur Vihar and Hastsal, and one was collected from Dwarka.

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  Bird flu scare in Delhi after around 50 birds die in Dwarka, Mayur Vihar

  India | January 08, 2021 20:20 IST

  The Centre had said that avian influenza or bird flu outbreak has been reported at 12 epicentres in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.

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  Bird flu: Over 1.60 lakh poultry birds to be culled in Haryana’s Panchkula

  India | January 08, 2021 17:42 IST

  Over 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, Agriculture minister J P Dalal said on Friday. 

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  Bird Flu Scare: 4 crows found dead in Chhattisgarh village; samples sent for test

  India | January 08, 2021 13:31 IST

  Samples of three of them were sent for laboratory testing to ascertain the cause of death, they said.

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  Bird flu scare: J&K govt bans entry of poultry

  India | January 08, 2021 10:25 IST

  Authorities have already said that so far there was no reported incident of bird death due to bird flu in the union territory.

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  Bird flu outbreak: 4 crows found dead at school in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi

  India | January 08, 2021 10:17 IST

  Avian influenza or bird flu outbreak has been reported in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh, while Haryana is on high alert.

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  No bird flu cases in Odisha, people can consume poultry products: govt

  India | January 08, 2021 7:51 IST

  The Fisheries and Animal Resource Development Department in a statement said that people can consume chicken meat, eggs and other poultry products produced in the state after properly cooking them.

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  Bird flu outbreak: 4 crows found dead at Mehsana in Gujarat, sent for lab tests

  India | January 07, 2021 14:27 IST

  The crows were found dead in the premises of the famous Sun Temple in Modhera village of Mehsana. The carcasses have been sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory to check if they died due to bird flu or some other reason.