Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Thursday appeared to aim a sharp but indirect dig at his party colleague Shashi Tharoor, questioning whether Tharoor was echoing the BJP’s narrative on the Emergency. Tagore’s cryptic message came after Tharoor, in an opinion piece published in the Malayalam daily Deepika, argued that the Emergency should not be remembered … Read more
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with the ICMR team members during a review meeting at the Secretariat at Velagapudi near Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday held a review meeting with a delegation from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that arrived in … Read more
Steve Jones BBC News, Yorkshire Getty Images The case was found in a single sheep on a farm in Yorkshire (stock image) The world’s first case of bird flu in sheep has been found in the UK, the nation’s chief veterinary officer has confirmed. The exact location of the farm has not been revealed, but … Read more
RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM All workers in chicken shops and poultry farms within the 10-km surveillance zone of the three bird flu hotspots in East Godavari district are being sent for medical tests to check for possible human infections. The measure follows the recent detection of avian influenza in the district’s poultry sector. The first bird flu case … Read more
Paul Kelly Paul Kelly, whose turkey business has previously been hit by bird flu, is among those calling for a vaccination scheme for poultry Poultry farmers are appealing to the government to let them vaccinate their flocks against the “devastating” bird flu virus spreading across the UK. Vaccinating poultry against avian influenza is currently not … Read more
David Gregory-Kumar Correspondent for science, environment & rural affairs Getty Images At the site of the Shropshire farm outbreak, the killing and disposal of a million egg-laying birds continues A person working on a farm has contracted the human version of avian flu. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the individual “had close and … Read more
A 59-year-old man in Mexico has died with a type of bird flu – H5N2 – never recorded in people before now. There is no risk to the wider public, say authorities, and none of the man’s close contacts have caught the virus. It is unclear how he got it, although there have been cases … Read more
By: Robert W. Frenck Jr., MD, FAAP Birds in the United States can be affected by avian flu (also called H5N1 bird flu or avian influenza). But can it affect your family? Here’s what parents need to know about bird flu. What causes bird flu? Bird flu is caused by avian influenza type … Read more
There has only been one other human case of avian flu in the US, and the risk to the public is low. Source link
Telangana State Forest Development Corporation (TSFDC) is organising a nature camp on March 2 and 3 in Forestrek Park, Chilkur, and a bird walk on March 3, at Botanical Garden, Kondapur. Team building activities, tent pitching, night trekking with lanterns, night camping, camp fire, bird walk, nature trail, and adventure games will be part of … Read more