December 23, 2024 11:59 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Mohali building collapse: Death toll rises to 2, many feared trapped for 17 hours | 4-year-old killed after speeding car driven by a teen hits him in Mumbai | PM Modi attends opening ceremony of Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait | Jaipur gas tanker crash: Toll touches 14, 30 critical | Arrest warrant against former cricketer Robin Uthappa over 'PF fraud' | PM Modi emplanes for a visit to Kuwait | German Christmas market car attack leaves 2 dead, Saudi Arabian doctor arrested | India, France come together to build world's largest museum in Delhi's Raisina Hill | Canada, US presented no evidence of Indians' involvement in purported criminal acts: Centre informs Parliament amid 'serious allegations' | Delhi Police Crime Branch to investigate FIR against Rahul Gandhi over Parliament tussle

Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, warns UN health agency

Dec 18, 2024, at 08:59 am

Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, according to UN health officers.

‘Low risk’ for humans, as cats in Poland test positive for avian influenza

Jul 18, 2023, at 08:49 pm

Polish authorities are investigating all potential sources of infection after some 29 cats were found to be infected with the influenza A virus, similar to those found in birds, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Sunday.

Bird Flu: Himachal Pradesh govt extends ban on chicken by another week

Jan 19, 2021, at 01:32 am

Shimla/UNI: With the confirmation of avian influenza among the poultry birds in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, the state government extended the ban on sale and purchase of chicken and poultry products for one more week.

Avian flu spreads to 10 states, unnatural birds death reported in J&K, Jharkhand

Jan 14, 2021, at 01:17 am

New Delhi/UNI: With the reports of unnatural mortality of birds coming from Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir and four districts of Jharkhand, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy on Wednesday said that the spread of Avian Influenza (AI), popularly known as bird flu have reached to 10 states of the country.

French Agriculture Minister confirms 180 bird flu outbreaks across country since November

Jan 11, 2021, at 10:40 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: France has detected 180 active clusters of the pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus since November 2020, Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie told France Bleu broadcaster on Monday.

Indian Health Ministry deploys multi-disciplinary teams to Avian Influenza affected districts in Kerala and Haryana

Jan 06, 2021, at 11:04 pm

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on Wednesday said it has deployed multi-disciplinary teams to Avian Influenza affected Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala, and Panchkula District, Haryana.