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  Avian flu scare: Bangalore culls 900 chickens to contain H5N1‬‬ virus

  Health | January 04, 2018 16:57 IST

  Although the virus does not usually infect people, it can cause fever, diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses in some affected people.

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  Delhi government issues health advisory on bird flu: Here are the do’s and don’ts

  India | October 25, 2016 16:08 IST

  At least six more birds died here on Monday due to Avian flu, taking the death toll of migratory birds from the disease to 64.

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  SC slams Kejriwal government over garbage disposal in Delhi

  India | October 21, 2016 19:40 IST

  Amidst the recent menace of bird flu in the national capital, the Supreme Court today pulled up the Arvind Kejriwal-driven Aam Aadmi Party government and all the concerned powers in Delhi to devise a methodical

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  Bird flu scare in Delhi; Zoo, Deer Park to remain shut until further notice

  October 21, 2016 9:57 IST

  With eight more birds succumbing to avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, authorities have shut down Delhi Zoo and city’s infamous Deer Park and warned people not to touch any dead bird.

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  More than 8,000 birds culled up as bird flu strikes back

  India | January 16, 2016 19:45 IST

  Agartala: With a fresh outbreak of bird flu being reported in Tripura, the mass culling of more than 8,000 chicken and ducks began on Saturday in the western part of the state, officials said."We have

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  Bird Flu in Manipur, culling of fowl starts

  India | April 21, 2015 9:35 IST

  Imphal:  Bird flu or avian influenza has resurfaced in northeastern state of Manipur and the culling of poultry fowl began on Monday, official said.Manipur Chief Secretary PC Lawmkunga told reporters: "Samples of sick poultry birds

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  H7N9 bird flu cases in China province rise to 25

  World | January 29, 2015 7:10 IST

  Guangzhou: Two more cases of humans being infected by the H7N9 bird flu strain was reported from China's Guangdong province Wednesday, bringing the number of people infected by the virus in the province to 25.According

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  Bird flu outbreak confirmed in 11 Nigerian states

  World | January 29, 2015 6:47 IST

  Lagos: The Nigerian government Wednesday confirmed the outbreak of bird flu in 11 states.Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina, made the disclosure at an emergency meeting on avian influenza (bird flu) in Abuja,

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  Japan culls 200,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak

  World | January 16, 2015 12:56 IST

  Tokyo: Japan's Okayama prefecture Friday started culling around 200,000 chickens at a farm after a fourth bird flu outbreak, a media report said.The case was reported to the local livestock health centre by the farm

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  Bird flu scare shuts down Chandigarh's tourist attraction

  India | January 05, 2015 12:29 IST

  Chandigarh: Over the past fortnight, the thousands who used to throng the pretty Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh's famous tourist attraction, particularly over the weekends, are missing. This Sunday was no different.The boats, which were a major

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  Hong Kong to slaughter 15,000 chickens after outbreak

  World | December 31, 2014 9:35 IST

  Hong Kong: As many as 15,000 chickens will be culled in Hong Kong to prevent an outbreak of bird flu, authorities said Wednesday.Authorities said the chickens at the Cheung Sha Wan market will be slaughtered

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  14 ducks found dead in Haryana

  India | December 22, 2014 6:54 IST

  Jind (Har):  At least 14 ducks were today found dead in a pond in Gatauli village here, creating panic among villagers in the wake of recent death of a goose from Sukhna lake in Chandigarh

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  Bird-flu alert sounded in Bhitarkanika National Park

  India | December 19, 2014 21:06 IST

  Kendrapara (Odisha):  Authorities have sounded a bird flu alert even as migratory birds continue to throng the Bhitarkanika national park here in Odisha's Kendrapara district.Forest department officials have been instructed to keep watch on birds,

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  Sukhna lake in Chandigarh closed for 10 days, 110 geese culled after bird flu scare

  India | December 19, 2014 21:19 IST

  Chandigarh: The famous Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh has been closed to tourists for the next 10 days from today, in view of bird flu scare, even as authorities culled nearly 110 geese in the lakh

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  Bird flu: Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake cordoned off

  India | December 18, 2014 15:01 IST

  Chandigarh: 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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  Bird flu: Virus identified as H5N1, vigilance stepped up

  India | November 27, 2014 17:45 IST

  Alappuzha/Thiruvananthapuram: The strain of avian influenza that caused deaths of thousands of duck in the three districts of Kerala has been identified as H5N1, which could also spread to human beings though the infection caused

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  Bird flu hits third poultry farm in Netherlands

  World | November 22, 2014 6:34 IST

  The 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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  Bird flu strain in Britain confirmed as H5N8

  World | November 19, 2014 6:56 IST

  London: The strain of bird flu found at a British farm in north England has been identified as H5N8, the same as the one recently identified in the Netherlands and Germany, authorities said on Tuesday.The

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  54,000 chickens culled after bird flu hits Kathmandu Valley

  World | August 16, 2013 20:17 IST

  Kathmandu: An outbreak of bird flu in a district near the Nepalese capital prompted authorities to cull nearly 54,000 chickens, officials said today.  On Wednesday, the government declared Bhaktapur district, 13 km east of Kathmandu,

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  Bird flu outbreak: Union Health Ministry team goes to Chhattisgarh

  India | August 08, 2013 18:33 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 8: Following reports about the outbreak of Avian flu in poultry farms in Durg and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh, a team of Union Health Ministry has gone there to take stock of