Avian Flu

‘Countries should invest in developing vaccines for all strains of influenza,’ says WHO’s new chief scientist

Countries ranging from the United States and Britain to France and Japan have suffered record losses of poultry with outbreaks of avian flu in the past year. The recent spread to mammals of H5N1 - commonly known as bird flu – also needs to be strictly monitored, the WHO said earlier this month

Bird flu is spreading: Is this a foreboding of the next pandemic?

Millions of birds have been killed or culled since October 2021 due to the outbreak of avian influenza. While the deadly H5N1 virus has affected humans, the cases have been rare and there is no proof of people-to-people transmission yet. But could that change soon?

India's pet food industry needs single nodal authority for better performance, says Royal Canin MD

The government is focused on Make in India but despite that 60-70 per cent pet food industry is still dependent on imports, says Satinder Singh, General Manager (Managing Director) at Royal Canin

Avian flu outbreak in India brings forth links to environment, animal and human health

Since many wetlands where migratory birds visit are unprotected, involving communities in their management is essential, according to experts.

India's recent avian flu outbreak highlights environmental, animal-human interaction concerns

Regular monitoring of wild aquatic birds and the wild bird-poultry-wetland interface is essential to understanding avian influenza viruses’ prevalence.

Russia detects first cases of H5N8 bird flu in humans in poultry farm, says it has alerted WHO

Russia's health watchdog said that its scientists have isolated the strain's genetic material from seven workers at a poultry farm in southern Russia, where an outbreak was recorded among the birds in December

Bird Flu: FSSAI advises consumers not to eat undercooked chicken, says 'no need to panic'

The regulator also advised consumers not to purchase eggs or poultry meat sourced from bird flu-infected areas and to avoid going to open markets in infected areas that sell poultry

Bird Flu: Red Fort shut for public till 26 January after sample of dead crow tests positive

The Delhi government’s animal husbandry department said around 15 crows were found dead on the premises of the Red Fort last week

Still battling fallout of COVID-19 crisis, poultry industry dealt fresh blow by bird flu outbreak

Although animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh said there have been no scientific reports on transmission of bird flu to humans and consumers should not be scared, prices and demand for poultry and eggs has fallen in several states.

Bird flu: No scientific report of transmission to humans, states shouldn't curb poultry sales, says Centre

The announcement came in the wake of the Delhi government's decision to ban the sale of processed and packaged chicken brought from outside the city as a precautionary measure