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Avian influenza confirmed in 9 states for poultry birds, says Centre

The central government on Saturday informed that avian influenza or bird flu has been confirmed in nine states for poultry birds and in 12 states for crow, migratory and wild birds till January 23."Till January 23, 2021 outbreaks of Avian Influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed in 9 States (Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab) for poultry birds and in 12 states (Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab) for Crow/Migratory/ Wild birds," informed the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.The ministry said the samples of crow and pigeon submitted from Rudraprayag, Lansdowne Forest Range and Paudi Forest Range of Uttarakhand, pigeon samples from Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan, crow and peacock samples from Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur have been found negative for avian influenza.Control .

Culling of poultry birds underway in Maharashtra, Haryana: Centre

The Centre said culling of poultry birds is underway in Maharashtra and Haryana, while fresh cases of bird flu have been confirmed in poultry in Mumbai as well as in the Mandsaur district of MP

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Bird flu: Nearly 200 birds found dead in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, Rishikesh

Amid an avian influenza scare in several states, nearly 200 birds, mostly crows, have been found dead in Uttarakhand's Dehradun and Rishikesh, officials said on Monday

Bird flu confirmed in Delhi, all 8 samples sent to Bhopal lab test positive

Testing of eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory has confirmed bird flu in Delhi, officials said on Monday

Maharashtra: Bird flu confirmed after 900 hens die in Parbhani poultry farm

Bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of death of around 900 hens in the last few days at a poultry farm in Maharashtra's Parbhani district, a senior official said on Monday

Amid bird flu scare, at least 11 crows found dead in Mumbai: Police

Amid the bird flu scare, as many as 11 crows were found dead in Mumbai's Chembur area on Sunday, said police

Bird-flu outbreak confirmed in 7 states, fresh avian deaths reported

A bird-flu outbreak has been confirmed in seven states, the Centre said on Sunday even as fresh avian deaths were reported from various parts of the country. The outbreak has been confirmed in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, while the test results are awaited for the samples collected from Delhi and Maharashtra. The samples collected from Chhattisgarh's Balod have tested negative for the avian influenza virus, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying said in a statement. The government has also directed zoo managements to submit daily reports to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) till their area is declared free from the disease. The CZA, under the environment ministry, issued an office memorandum saying avian influenza is a scheduled disease under the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, and reporting such a disease is obligatory for taking appropriate preventive measures ...

More than 400 birds found dead in Rajasthan amid bird flu outbreak

Amid an outbreak of bird flu, over 400 birds, mostly crow, were found dead in different parts of Rajasthan on Sunday, officials said.

Bird flu: More than 200 migratory birds found dead in Himachal Pradesh

Carcasses of 215 migratory birds were found in Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, taking the total number of such birds suspected to have died of avian influenza to 4,235

Poultry industry hit by bird flu fears, chicken prices drop by 50%

Due to the fear of bird flu, the sale of chicken and chicken products have been hit the worst

No bird flu cases in Odisha, people can consume poultry products: Govt

Amid bird flu scare following the death of over 100 poultry birds in Khordha district, Odisha asked people not to panic over the incident as the influenza virus test came negative in all five samples

Bird Flu: 2,403 birds dead in Himachal, number likely to increase

With over 2,400 birds dead so far in Himachal Pradesh, the state has been put on high alert for avian influenza and officials are monitoring the situation, state forest minister Rakesh Pathania said

France confirms its first farm outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza this year

France's Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday that a highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza had been detected on a duck farm in the southwest of the country, confirming the country's first farm outbreak of the virus this year.The H5N8 virus, which has never been detected in humans, has been spreading rapidly in wildlife in Europe through migratory birds."The ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety) national reference laboratory confirmed today the infection of a farm of 6,000 ducks by the H5N8 virus in Benesse-Maremne (Landes region), in which high mortality was observed on Dec. 5," the ministry said in a statement.It said all the infected ducks were culled and a security zone was set up around the farm. A ban on the movement of poultry in these areas was imposed in order to contain the spread of the virus.In addition, three wild swans and one wild goose found dead last week have also been confirmed as carrying the H5N8 virus, the ministry ..

Antiviral drugs see demand surge in India, but segment declines 5.5%

Data from market research firm AIOCD-AWACS shows that sales of oseltamivir (common brand Tamiflu), used against the influenza virus and also for swine flu, went up by 35.8 per cent in April

Avian influenza: Hong Kong bans poultry import from India

3 weeks ago, the UAE too suspended import due to disease spread

One more bird dies of avian influenza, toll over 80

Containment measures of avian influenza in the affected zoos are being continuted through surveillance and screening for any dead bird

3 fresh avian deaths, another DDA park shut down in Delhi

Lab reports confirms avian influenza has not affected the poultry of Ghazipur Mandi