Bird Flu News
Kerala: Thakazhy Panchayat in Alappuzha district reports Bird flu outbreak
Authorities order culling of ducks, hens and other domestic birds within one km radius of the affected areasDistrict Collector bans the use and sale of eggs, meat and manure of ducks, chickens, quails and domestic birds in the affected areas
1 min read9 Dec 2021What will replace eggs and chicken as bird flu fears rise?
Many foodies are spooked and restaurateurs are scrambling for alternatives to keep business going
5 min read21 Jan 2021‘Chicken nor egg’ situation for foodies looking for options in bird flu times
The Red Fort was shut for visitors after samples from a dead crow tested positive for avian influenza
5 min read20 Jan 2021Bird flu: Centre directs zoos to submit daily report to Central Zoo Authority
The CZA, under the environment ministry, issued an office memorandum directing management of all zoos to strengthen surveillance and aviary managementReporting and monitoring format in the daily report will have the name of the zoo, district, total number of birds in the zoo, among others
2 min read10 Jan 2021How to eat meat during a bird flu outbreak
Is poultry safe? A meat supplier, chef and blogger say yes
3 min read9 Jan 20214 crows found dead at Mehsana in Gujarat, sent for lab tests
The carcasses have been sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory to check if they died due to bird flu or some other reason, Mehsana’s animal husbandry officer Dr Bharat Desai saidThe animal husbandry department has collected samples of 50 migratory birds from the Thol lake and sent them to Bhopal for analysis, he said
1 min read7 Jan 2021Could the deadly new virus killing birds affect humans too?
Researchers suspect a new strain of virus is killing the resident and migratory birds
3 min read6 Jan 2021Dutch to cull 35,700 chickens after bird flu detected
A transportation ban was imposed for eggs, live birds and other farm products within a 10-km radius of the infected poultry farm in the town of Altforst
1 min read29 Oct 2020Amid coronavirus scare, bird flu confirmed at two poultry farms in Kerala
Poultry in the affected areas will have to be culled and 25 special teams have been formed for the purpose, said Kozhikode District CollectorState Health Minister downplayed the issue and said it is ’quite natural’ during this season of the year
1 min read7 Mar 2020India reports outbreak of bird flu virus near Bengaluru
The highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus was detected on 26 December among birds in the village of Dasarahalli, killing 9 out of 951 birds
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