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Brazil confirms first ever avian flu cases in wild birds: What this means
Avian Flu: The avian influenza virus can kill entire flocks of birds and cause losses for the farming sector.
Published on May 16, 2023 06:31 AM IST
Reuters |
Can bird flu turn deadly? Know symptoms of severe disease
Bird flu or H5N1 influenza virus rarely infects humans but has high fatality rates. All you want to know about the severe symptoms of the disease in humans.
Published on Mar 31, 2023 06:26 PM IST
Parmita Uniyal, New Delhi
Flu experts meet over H5N1 threat to humans amid record bird deaths globally
The group of scientists, regulators and vaccine manufacturers meets twice a year to decide which strain of seasonal flu to include in the vaccine for the upcoming winter season.
Published on Feb 24, 2023 12:14 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny
Fresh bird flu cases reported in Kerala's Kottayam, culling to begin today
A similar exercise was carried out in Alapuzha district of Kerala when bird flu cases were confirmed last week. Bird flu, also known as Avian Flu, is a variety of influenza caused by an airborne virus in birds.
Published on Dec 15, 2021 09:04 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
First possible human infection of bird flu in India: What we know so far
Bird flu is deadlier than Covid-19 as its mortality rate is 60% in comparison with Covid's 3% mortality rate. The last human infection of bird flu in the world, according to WHO, was reported in October 2020, in Laos. China reported first human infection of bird flu in June this year.
Published on Jul 21, 2021 10:29 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
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