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  Maharashtra: Three tigers, leopard die of avian flu in Nagpur possibly after eating chicken

  Maharashtra | January 09, 2025 11:49 IST

  Maharashtra 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 | January 06, 2025 13:10 IST

  Avian 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 | July 15, 2024 10:59 IST

  The 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 | April 24, 2024 23:20 IST

  Avian 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 | 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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  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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  Japan confirms Avian flu outbreak at chicken farm; nearly 1.4L birds to be culled

  World | November 10, 2021 11:45 IST

  A 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 | June 01, 2021 16:41 IST

  The 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 | January 09, 2021 19:19 IST

  Three 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 | January 08, 2021 17:54 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.

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  We don't find need to kill birds at present, says Himachal Pradesh CM over rising bird-flu cases

  News | January 05, 2021 17:38 IST

  In 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 | December 31, 2020 16:19 IST

  A 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 | December 31, 2020 13:05 IST

  Jhalawar 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 | 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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  47 birds die in Sultanpur National Park, visitors barred for a week

  India | January 12, 2015 13:22 IST

  Gurgaon: 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 | 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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  Avian flu confirmed in wild birds in Washington

  World | December 17, 2014 7:57 IST

  Seattle: 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 | 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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  China suspends wild bird sales over avian flu

  World | April 19, 2013 12:39 IST

  Beijing, 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