Avian influenza

WHO Concerned About Bird Flu Cases: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday announced that Cambodia has reported an outbreak of the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. The global health agency is investigating the two human cases after an…

Montgomery, Alabama, Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) urged the federal court considering the United States’ criminal case against Brent Easterling, William…

Poultry farms in Tamil Nadu have also been barred from selling chicks and poultry originating in Kerala, the state government said in an official release. Tamil Nadu has taken all possible preventive measures to avoid the spread of Avian…

Last year too, the district reported the influenza outbreak but was contained for being localized in nature. (PTI Image)A total of 12,000 ducks were culled in ward number 10 of the Thakazhi gram panchayat in Kerala’s Alappuzha district…

A senior doctor in AIIMS, however, said, "There is no other patient infected with Avian Influenza in AIIMS." Senior doctors said that there is a possibility of several cases of Bird Flu but the mortality rate so far is very low. It…

Fever, cough, body ache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea are some of the most prominent symptoms of the disease. Severe respiratory problems can also arise in severe cases of the disease.An 11-year old boy became the first casualty of H5N1 avian…

By PTI NEW DELHI: As the country reported the first confirmed case of human death due to Avian influenza, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 virus is very…