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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Putting China's wetlands on the map
In his attempt to track avian flu in China, Peng Gong ended up creating the only comprehensive wetlands map the country has. When Gong compared that map, described in an article published in Chinese last month, to another as-yet unpublished one, he found that nearly 30% of China
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175 Blood samples of birds taken for scanning
LUCKNOW: The scanning of water birds for possible strains of bird flu virus is going on at a fast pace. The blood samples from at least 175 birds have been collected so far. The effort began in January with an aim to trapping the winter birds. The samples have been collected from both the resident and migratory birds.
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Check on birds for avian influenza continues
ERODE: Animal Husbandry Department, Erode, continues its check on birds for avian influenza. According to sources in the Department, an officer in the rank of Assistant Director visits the Vellode Bird Sanctuary on Fridays to arrival of new birds, death of birds, unusual avian mortality, if any, etc.
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4 die of bird flu as toll in Indonesia rises to 119
Four Indonesians have died of bird flu, raising the death toll in the country hardest hit by the disease to 119, an official said Tuesday. Bayu Krisnamurthi, chief of the National Bird Flu Commission, said all the victims were believed to have been infected after coming into contact with sick poultry. They were from the island of Java and died in January and February.
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Bird flu strikes Sukna
Siliguri, Feb. 25: The Darjeeling district administration has confirmed the presence of the bird flu virus in Punding and Khairani under Sukna panchayat near here today.
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Culling more than target
Balurghat, Feb. 23: Culling figures in Barhamhar have exceeded the target set by the animal resources development (ARD) department that was going by the last poultry census.
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BNHS to monitor water birds for possible strain of bird flu
LUCKNOW: Scanning of the water birds for possible strain of bird flu (H5N1) has started in the state. The effort has been undertaken to discover the virus that causes bird flu and water birds are said to be the potential carriers of the same.
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Cross-border movement of poultry leads to avian flu recurrence
The Government has identified cross-border movement of poultry between India and Bangladesh as the cause of frequent outbreaks of avian flu in Assam and West Bengal, and will ask the two States to check the movement.
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Bird Flu Virus Still Cause For Concern: Experts
WASHINGTON - The H5N1 bird flu virus, which has now sickened more than 400 people globally, is infecting birds and people all across China and is still a cause for serious concern, flu experts said on Tuesday. Recent cases are the expected winter seasonal surge seen for many types of viruses, they said, and there is no evidence that it is mutating into a more dangerous form.
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Culling teams face money block
Cooch Behar, Feb. 3: Resistance from residents of two bird flu-affected villages in Cooch Behar has forced culling teams to return without killing a single bird today. Culling in Cooch Behar villages had begun on Sunday night.