Bird Flu LIVE: Delhi bans import of live birds, Ghazipur poultry market shut down for 10 days

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Bird flu finds its origins in China. It was in the year 1996 when the first such case was reported from China. (PTI photos) Bird Flu LIVE UPDATES: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that import of live birds has been banned in the national Capital with immediate effect. Kejriwal also announced that … Read more

Bird Flu: Centre issues alert to states after H5N1 virus found in birds in Himachal Pradesh

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The WHO also added that there is no possibility of the virus spreading through well cooked food as the virus is heat sensitive and cannot tolerate high temperature. The reports of several thousands birds dying in different parts of the country and the confirmation of H5N1 avian influenza virus in the bodies of birds found … Read more

Bird flu declared state-specific disaster in Kerala after several ducks die, high alert sounded; Details

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In Alappuzha, the flu had been reported among the ducks of four panchayats. (Image: IE) Bird flu in Kerala: The government of Kerala has declared bird flu a ‘state-specific disaster’, and has also issued a high alert regarding it, according to news agency ANI. The development has come after the flu outbreak took place in … Read more