South Asia pegged as the hot spot for cross border diseases
The emergence of new diseases in the South Asian region has people worried. It has been estimated that in one of the worlds most densely populated regions deadly diseases from animals, like the nipah...
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Bird Flu – should you be worried?
Over 30,000 have been culled at the Central Poultry Development Organisation at Hesaraghatta near Bangalore due to them being affected by bird flu. Before you start hitting the panic button, here are...
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China bird flu H7N9: Should you be worried?
Recently China has reported that the death toll due to the H7N9 bird flu has risen to 17, and infected 87 people. The Bird flu also known as the ‘Avian Flu’ is known to be transmitted from poultry to...
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China H7N9 bird flu update: Six new cases reported
Six new human cases of H7N9 bird flu and a death case due to it were reported in China on Saturday, health authorities said. The new cases included two in the southern Guangdong province, two in the...
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Four new H7N9 cases in China
A girl in central China’s Hunan province was confirmed to have been infected with the H7N9 bird flu, the fourth case China reported Sunday.Local health authorities said the eight-year-old girl has...
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Coming soon — a treatment for bird flu!
In a novel discovery, scientists have identified six potential therapeutics to treat the deadly H7N9 avian influenza.’The seriousness of the disease often results from the strength of immune response,...
View ArticleBird flu in Kerala: State on high alert for spread of H5N1 avian influenza
Bird flu in Kerala is spreading quickly. As a part of measure to contain the outbreak, the state government announced various measures to stop its spread in the state, including halting transportation...
View ArticleBird flu in Kerala: Health Minister Nadda deploys central team to tackle the...
New Delhi, Nov 27: Kerala has officially been declared on high alert after the rapid spread of H5N1 avian influenza virus in three districts: Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta. Apart from the...
View ArticleBird flu in Kerala: 3 lakh birds to be culled within the next 3 days
After the revelation that H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus is responsible for the outbreak in Kerala’s three districts where about 1000 ducks have been killed, the government issued an alert saying...
View ArticleBird flu in Kerala: Poultry farmers to be compensated for birds culled by AHD...
The Kerala state government Thursday, in a high-level meeting of Health and Animal Husbandry Departments, decided to complete culling operations for 3 lakh birds within three days to prevent the spread...
View ArticleKerala on high alert for bird flu – 5 prevention tips
There has been a sudden outbreak of bird flu in Kerala. Nearly 10,000 ducks have been killed in the three districts Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta so far. A couple of days back the ministry...
View ArticleWHO–Chicken will soon become resistant to avian flu
Genetic engineering in the near future will create hens which are resistant to avian flu, eminent American virologist Robert G. Webster, a WHO expert on influenza, said here on Wednesday. Webster, a...
View ArticleBird flu or Avian Flu: 5 important facts you must know about
The scare of Avian influenza (commonly known as Bird flu) in Bangalore has gripped the state as reports have confirmed that at least one chicken was infected with H5N1 virus. This was the first case in...
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China H7N9 bird flu update: Six new cases reported
Six new human cases of H7N9 bird flu and a death case due to it were reported in China on Saturday, health authorities said. The new cases included two in the southern Guangdong province, two in the...
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Four new H7N9 cases in China
A girl in central China’s Hunan province was confirmed to have been infected with the H7N9 bird flu, the fourth case China reported Sunday.Local health authorities said the eight-year-old girl has...
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Coming soon — a treatment for bird flu!
In a novel discovery, scientists have identified six potential therapeutics to treat the deadly H7N9 avian influenza.’The seriousness of the disease often results from the strength of immune response,...
View ArticleBird flu in Kerala: State on high alert for spread of H5N1 avian influenza
Bird flu in Kerala is spreading quickly. As a part of measure to contain the outbreak, the state government announced various measures to stop its spread in the state, including halting transportation...
View ArticleBird flu in Kerala: Health Minister Nadda deploys central team to tackle the...
New Delhi, Nov 27: Kerala has officially been declared on high alert after the rapid spread of H5N1 avian influenza virus in three districts: Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta. Apart from the...
View ArticleBird flu in Kerala: 3 lakh birds to be culled within the next 3 days
After the revelation that H5N1 strain of avian influenza virus is responsible for the outbreak in Kerala’s three districts where about 1000 ducks have been killed, the government issued an alert saying...
View ArticleBird flu in Kerala: Poultry farmers to be compensated for birds culled by AHD...
The Kerala state government Thursday, in a high-level meeting of Health and Animal Husbandry Departments, decided to complete culling operations for 3 lakh birds within three days to prevent the spread...
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