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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Human risk
All avian influenza (AI) viruses belong to Type A influenza in the Orthomyxoviridae family. Type A viruses are divided into subtypes based on two proteins
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Who will make a killing?
The World Health Organization recommends countries should stock enough Tamiflu (one of the two antiviral medicines for avian influenza) for a quarter of their population to ward off a possible outbreak. At a cost of US $60 per course of medication, this means the total spending could touch US $100 billion. <br>
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Layered industry
The Indian poultry industry is deeply segmented.
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Reality Bites
Avian flu has caused 62 deaths out of the 121 cases reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the last two years. The highly virulent strain of the flu virus causes multi-organ failure and
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In short
>> The Zambian Parliament has amended the Mines and Minerals Act allowing the government to levy higher taxes on mining companies by abolishing all existing agreements. Mining companies operating
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In Short
>> Authorities confirmed an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu strain in Suffolk county, the UK, on November 13. An exclusion zone was imposed at the site and about 6,000 poultry were ordered to be
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Flu preparedness
Bird flu has hit West Bengal barely a month after India presented a roadmap for pandemic preparedness and human security at the New Delhi International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic
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South Asia
Bird flu in Bangladesh Nearly 2,000 chickens have been culled in a village in northern Bangladesh after the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected at a poultry farm in the last week of December. This
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Culling in State to end today
GUWAHATI, Feb 12
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Bengal lifts poultry ban
KOLKATA, Feb 12- The state government today decided to lift from tomorrow the ban on trading and transportation of chicken and eggs imposed on 5 February, except in the 48 blocks and five municipalities where the avian flu had broken out. Poultry products would be allowed in and out of Murshidabad and Birbhum - the first to have been hit by the flu - only from authorised farms, though the ban would continue to be in force in 22 affected blocks in the two districts.