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India sees first bird flu death as boy succumbs in AIIMS

New Delhi | India on Tuesday reported its first bird flu death as an 11-year-old boy, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS for it, succumbed to the disease. A senior All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) official said that the boy, who was infected with avian influenza, has died, and the entire staff concerned has […]

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Bird flu outbreak in poultry confirmed in 10 states : Govt

New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday said that the outbreak of bird flu in poultry birds has been confirmed in 10 states, while 13 states have reported the disease in crows, migratory and wild birds. Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir have confirmed the outbreak of the […]

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Bird flu: Now poultry samples from MP district test positive

New Delhi: Bird flu in poultry birds has been confirmed in Madhdya Pradesh, while it was already found in poultry farms in Haryana and Maharashtra. The confirmation of avian influenza (H5N1) in poultry samples from Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh has been received from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal, the […]

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7 states report confirmed cases of bird flu

New Delhi: Bird flu has been confirmed in seven states of the country so far, namely Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, while test reports of unsual death of birds received from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Delhi are awaited, the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said on Saturday. As […]