African Swine Fever detected in the North West
Zeerust in the North West has reportedly been hit by an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. It was reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Wednesday, according to the Department
Avian Flu
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Experts to study cause of bird flu outbreak
Agartala: 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 send special expert-teams to study the sporadic resurfacing of the contagious disease, an official said here Saturday. “Sporadic outbreak of bird flu has been badly affecting the poultry industry in the north-eastern States, bordering Bangladesh, where avian influenza is rampant in many districts,” Animal resources development department director Manoranjan Sarkar said.
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Govt declares four villages in Sunsari and Jhapa bird flu affected
The government has declared four villages in Sunsari and Jhapa districts in eastern Nepal as bird flu affected. The cabinet meeting on Monday decided to send immediate relief to the affected villages
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Bird flu resurfaces in Tripura
AGARTALA: Bird flu has been detected in a government owned poultry farm at Gandhigram, about 18 km from here. Director of Animal Resource department, Manoranjan Sarkar on Saturday said following deaths
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Bihar SOS to centre on tackling bird flu
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 as the state lacks the resources to do so, a Bihar minister said. The SOS was sent after the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) attributed the deaths of a number of crows across the state to the H5N1 virus, Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh said.
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51-yr-old H1N1 patient in critical state in Pune
After a lull of many months, swine flu infection has reared its head again. A 51-year-old rickshaw puller residing in Katraj was tested positive for the infection and is currently in a critical condition
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Bird flu in 6 city markets, Govt moves to tackle it
In the last 15 days, three workers from one of the markets came down with the flu; however, they have recovered. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and International
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Indian ban on imports of US poultry sparks WTO dispute
Washington announced yesterday that it has initiated consultations with New Delhi at the WTO over India's prohibition on imports of US poultry, chicken eggs, and other agricultural products - the first
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WHO group: H5N1 papers should be published in full
An elite group of 22 influenza scientists, public health officials, and journal editors from 11 countries recommended last week that the details of how a highly pathogenic bird flu virus was rendered capable
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Meet sets terms for bird flu study publication
Bird flu experts meeting in Geneva have ruled that controversial research on a mutant form of the virus potentially capable of being spread among humans should be made public. Security assessments must however be carried out first before the two studies can be published and the research can continue, scientists agreed at a two-day meeting at the WHO.
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WHO recommends full publication of avian flu study reports
The World Health Organization has recommended that two reports on avian flu studies by the Japanese and European researchers be fully published, following a US call on two leading scientific journals not