Laboratory analysis of the samples detected the presence of the highly pathogenic virus, prompting officials to issue a public advisory and intensify containment efforts.
A rare strain of bird flu, H5N5, has caused the first-ever human death in Washington, USA, sparking global concern. Health officials confirmed the victim had multiple medical issues and was in direct contact with poultry, which likely caused the infection.
Amid a bird flu outbreak in Ranchi, two doctors and six staff members of the Regional Poultry Farm in Hotwar have been quarantined at the JSIA building in Ranchi. Read further on Dynamite News:
As many as 100 chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Vehloli village of Shahapur tehsil in Thane district, said Thane District Magistrate and Collector Rajesh J Narvekar on Friday.
Kaushal Raj Sharma, District Magistrate, Varanasi, has said that action will be taken against boatmen who did not follow the administration’s guidelines and allowed tourists on their boats to feed the birds amid the bird flu.
As many as 112 crows, 5 peacocks, 11 pigeons, and 17 other birds were found dead in the state on Sunday, the department said. Full Story
The Animal Husbandry Department of Delhi government on Monday confirmed cases of bird flu in the national capital.
The Kanpur Zoological Park has been shut down until further orders in the view of the bird flu outbreak.
As many as 17 crows were found dead at a park in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar Phase 3, two at a DDA park in Dwarka, and 16 in Hastsal village of West district on Saturday, following which the Delhi government collected samples to investigate for avian influenza that has been seen in several parts of the country.
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