Experts to study cause of bird flu outbreak
March 17th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 17 (IANS) Worried at the frequent outbreak of bird flu and its effect on the poultry industry, the Tripura government has decided to urge the central government to ... Read more...
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Bihar SOS to centre on tackling bird flu
March 9th, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Patna, March 9 (IANS) Bird flu or avian influenza is threatening Bihar's poultry industry and an SOS has been sent to the central government on tackling the deadly H5N1 virus ... Read more...
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Bird flu: 7,000 fowls culled in Bhubaneswar
February 5th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) About 7,000 fowls were culled Sunday in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar after a bird flu case was detected in a government-run institution, an official said."The culling operation ... Read more...
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Bird flu: Culling of birds planned in Bhubaneswar (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) Odisha Saturday decided to cull poultry in parts of its capital city Bhubaneswar after a bird flu case surfaced in the city, official said."The culling operation ... Read more...
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Bird flu case surfaces in Bhubaneswar
February 4th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) Odisha has banned the movement of poultry and related products from an area in the capital Bhubaneswar after a bird flu case surfaced in the city, ... Read more...
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Man dies of bird flu in China
January 23rd, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS) A 39-year-old man in China's southwestern province of Guizhou died Sunday from the bird flu virus H5N1, the health ministry said.The man felt unwell Jan 6. ... Read more...
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Disinfection in Meghalaya bird flu-hit area completed
January 22nd, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 22 (IANS) Authorities in Meghalaya have completed disinfection operations in a bird flu-hit area of East Garo Hills district, an official said Sunday."We have completed the entire process ... Read more...
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Meghalaya culls 5,000 birds
January 18th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 18 (IANS) Authorities in Meghalaya Wednesday culled nearly 5,000 domesticated fowls in a bird flu-hit area of East Garo Hills district, an official said.The birds were culled and ... Read more...
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More poultry birds culled in Odisha
January 18th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 (IANS) Thousands of more poultry birds were Wednesday culled in Odisha after bird flu hit a new area, an official said.Officials and veterinarians launched the culling operation ... Read more...
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Fresh death of fowls, culling continues in Meghalaya
January 15th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 15 (IANS) Fresh deaths of domesticated fowls have been reported in Meghalaya, even as the culling of birds in a three-kilometre radius of the bird-flu epicentre of Williamnagar ... Read more...
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Poultry culling begins in Meghalaya
January 12th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 12 (IANS) A 13-member rapid response team Thursday began culling poultry birds at a farm in East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya after the birds tested positive for ... Read more...
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Bird flu: Odisha begins culling poultry birds
January 12th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 12 (IANS) Veterinarians and state officials Thursday began culling poultry birds in parts of Odisha's Khordha district after bird flu was detected in the area.District Collector Roopa Mishra ... Read more...
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Odisha orders poultry cull after detection of bird flu
January 11th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) Odisha Wednesday decided to cull poultry in at least 18 villages of its Khordha district after bird flu was detected in the area, an official said."The ... Read more...
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Bird Flu killing crows in Jharkhand
December 15th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) In a worrying development, hundreds of crows have died in Jharkhand due to bird flu, a government official said Thursday.The crows first started dying mysteriously last ... Read more...
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Landmark agreement improves global preparedness for influenza pandemics
April 18th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Geneva, Apr.18 (ANI): After a week of negotiations continued through Friday night and into Saturday morning, an open-ended working-group meeting of Member States successfully agreed upon a Framework that ensures that in ... Read more...
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Wild birds’ role in bird flu outbreak
March 25th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Wild migratory birds may indeed play a role in the spread of bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.The H5N1 virus continues to ... Read more...
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Chicken antibodies may help prevent H5N1 pandemic
April 20th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 20 (ANI): A new research has shown that antibodies in common eggs laid by hens vaccinated against the H5N1 virus can potentially prevent a possible H5N1 pandemic.According to researchers, their ... Read more...
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Bird flu threat persists in Bangladesh (Lead)
April 16th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) The deadly H5N1 avian flu virus or bird flu persists in five countries including Bangladesh, posing a threat to global animal and human health.
The UN Food and Agriculture ... Read more...
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Bird flu: Threat persists in five countries
April 16th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) The deadly H5N1 avian flu virus has been eradicated in almost all the 63 countries it infected at the peak of the world outbreak in 2006, but persists ... Read more...
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Bird flu still a threat to human health: WHO
March 24th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, March 24 (DPA) Avian influenza remains a threat to human health despite a decline in cases since a peak in 2006, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Wednesday.
WHO noted that so ... Read more...
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Nepal reports outbreak of bird flu
February 4th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 4 (IANS) Nepal has reported an outbreak of bird flu in the country, a media report said Thursday.
Six samples collected from a poultry farm in the western district of ... Read more...
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WHO warns of bird flu resurgence
November 24th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Nov 24 (DPA) The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Tuesday of a possible resurgence of bird flu amid new cases of the disease in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The ... Read more...
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UN cautions over swine flu in birds
August 29th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 29 (ANI): UN has warned against the spread of the H1N1 virus after turkeys on farms in Chile were found infected by the disease.The United Nations suggested the possibility that ... Read more...
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Avian flu strain makes brain more prone to Parkinson’s disease
August 11th, 2009 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 11 (ANI): Experts at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital say that there is at least one strain of the H5N1 virus that leaves avian flu survivors at significantly increased risk ... Read more...
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Culling of birds begin in Nepal
February 23rd, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Feb 23 (ANI): Nepal Government has started culling of poultry and poultry products in the bird flu affected of area of Sharanamati in Jhapa district.
According to Nepalnews, five Rapid Response ... Read more...
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Fresh bird flu scare in Nepal after lull
February 20th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 20 (IANS) Less than a fortnight after Nepal's Maoist government said the situation was under control in eastern Nepal, where the first bird flu outbreak was reported last month, fresh ... Read more...
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China reports fifth bird flu death in 2009
January 27th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan.27 (ANI): An 18-year-old man died from bird flu on Monday in south China''s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the fifth human death from the H5N1 virus in China this year.
According ... Read more...
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20 migratory birds found dead in Dharamsala
January 25th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Jan.25 (ANI): Forest Department authorities in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, have found the carcasses of about twenty migratory birds.
The dead birds included 18 Bar-headed Goose and two Ruddy Shell ... Read more...
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Culling operations underway in Sikkim
January 21st, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Gangtok, Jan 21 (ANI): Culling operations are on in and around Ravangla in Sikkim.
State Animal Husbandry Department sources report that the operations are expected to last for four to five ... Read more...
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Authorities in J-K take precautions to prevent bird flu outbreak
January 19th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Jan 19 (ANI): With migratory birds flocking Jammu and Kashmir, authorities are taking all measures to prevent outbreak of avian flu.
A large number of birds take their flight to the ... Read more...
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Bird flu scare: Chandigarh keeping watch on winged visitors
January 17th, 2009 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (IANS) As this city plays host to around 15,000 migratory birds which are here for the winter, the administration is watching out for signs of danger - in the ... Read more...
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Rice that protects chicken from bird flu developed
January 16th, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Jan 16 (DPA) Hong Kong scientists Friday claimed to have created a genetically modified rice that provides protection for chickens from the bird flu virus.The rice contains genetic material from ... Read more...
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Dharamsala residents fear bird flu outbreak
January 13th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Jan 13 (ANI) With hundreds of migratory birds flocking to the region, the residents of Dharamsala fear an outbreak of deadly H5N1 virus.
The area around the Pong Dam in Himachal ... Read more...
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Bird flu hits poultry business in West Bengal
January 6th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri, Jan 6 (ANI): Poultry business has been hit hard due to bird flu in West Bengal.
The spread of deadly H5N1 avian influenza across the state has led to mass culling ... Read more...
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Culling operations continue West Bengal
January 6th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri, Jan 6 (ANI): Health and veterinary workers at Siliguri in West Bengal continued culling of poultry birds after an outbreak of H5N1infection.
Officials have been culling birds since Saturday when a ... Read more...
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