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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Poultry demand dips as people wary of bird flu
Experts say no need to panic as H5N1 spread is localised in Bidar The demand for poultry dropped slightly in Bengaluru on Monday, a day after thousands of chickens died of bird flu (H5N1) in Bidar district.
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Precautions taken against bird flu outbreak in Erode
The Animal Husbandry Department in the district is awaiting a notification from the Union Government for establishing a check-post along the Mysore National Highway in the wake of an alert sounded across
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Don't panic, bird flu checks are in place: Officials
BENGALURU: Bird flu has resurfaced in Karnataka, this time in Humnabad taluk of Bidar district. But the authorities and experts are confident that adequate precautionary measures are in place to contain
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35,000 chicken die of bird flu in 20 days at Bidar village
Chicken that died at a poultry farm at Melakera in Humnabad taluk, Bidar district. As many as 35,000 chicken have died in 20 days at Melakera in Humnabad taluk, sending shockwaves among those in
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Brazil swine flu: H1N1 vaccinations to begin as virus kills 230
The increase in the number of swine flu cases prompted the government to bring forward the vaccination campaign from June to the end of April The health ministry in Brazil says 230 people have been killed
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East China province reports two H7N9 cases
NANCHANG -- Two human H7N9 cases have been confirmed in East China's Jiangxi province, local health authorities said on Sunday. The two patients are a 43-year-old woman surnamed Huang and a 23-year-old
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Highly pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) viruses reintroduced into South Korea by migratory waterfowl, 2014–2015
<p>Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were isolated from migratory waterfowl in South Korea during fall 2014–winter 2015, a recurrence after initial introduction in winter 2014. These
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South China reports H5N6 avian flu case
A human H5N6 avian flu case has been reported in Shenzhen City in south China's Guangdong Province. The patient, a 26-year-old woman, is in critical condition and is receiving treatment in a local
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France reports three more bird flu cases in southwest
France reported three more cases of highly pathogenic bird flu in the southwest of the country on Monday, as the European Union's biggest agriculture producer tries to contain its first outbreak of the
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Glowing in the dark, GMO chickens shed light on bird flu fight
In the realm of avian research, the chicks with the glow-in-the-dark beaks and feet might one day rock the poultry world. British scientists say they have genetically modified chickens in a bid to block