bird flu

Kathmandu, April 7 – The H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, also commonly known as bird flu, has spread across four districts of Nepal, a government official said on Tuesday.The highly pathogenic virus has been detected in 23 poultry farms in the Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa, and Chitwan...

Bilaspur, March 25 At least 4,400 chickens have died following an outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) at a state-run poultry farm in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, prompting authorities to intensify surveillance within a 10-kilometre radius, officials said.Dr GS Tanwar, a joint director...

Bilaspur, March 24 Around 4,400 chickens have died due to an outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) at a state-run poultry farm in the Koni area of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, prompting authorities to intensify surveillance within a 10-kilometer radius, officials said on Tuesday.Joint...

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), March 19 Bird flu (H5N1) has been confirmed in parts of the Alappuzha and Kozhikode districts, prompting authorities to step up containment measures. Over 20,000 domestic birds are set to be culled, officials said on Thursday.In Alappuzha, the infection was...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 19 Bird flu (H5N1) has been confirmed in Ward 7 of Muhamma grama panchayat in this district, prompting authorities to initiate containment measures in line with the Government of India's 2021 action plan, officials said on Thursday. Over 5,000 birds will be culled.A...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 18 Authorities in the Kozhikode district have initiated precautionary and containment measures after cases of avian influenza were confirmed in multiple local bodies, officials said on Wednesday.According to the District Animal Husbandry Officer, bird flu has been...

Patna, February 27 – Around 6,000 chickens were culled in Patna after the Animal Resources Department found the poultry birds infected with avian influenza.Officials said the infected birds were found at the Poultry Research and Training Centre operated by the Bihar Animal Sciences University...

Gangtok, February 24 The District Magistrate of Soreng has issued a containment order after confirmed cases of avian influenza (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, were detected in poultry farms in the district, an official said on Tuesday.According to an official notification issued by the...

Patna, February 19 – Panic has spread across Bhagalpur, a district in Bihar, after a sudden death of crows in Sandis Compound, a prominent public space in the city.On Thursday morning, walkers were shocked to find a large number of dead crows near the swimming pool area, causing fear and...

Chennai, February 13 The Tamil Nadu government on Friday allayed fears of bird flu in the state and appealed to the public to inform the local body or the Animal Husbandry department if any dead bird was spotted.Chief Secretary N Muruganandham chaired a review meeting here which was attended...

Amaravati, February 9 Andhra Pradesh Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu said on Monday that the state government was acting with utmost vigilance and had deployed Rapid Response Teams to contain cases of avian influenza (bird flu) reported in the area.Reports of deaths of local chickens were...