Page 8 - Bird Flu

J&K bans import of live birds after 150 crows found dead in Udhampur

Amid bird flu scare looming large in some of the states, as many as 150 crows have been found dead in Jammu & Kashmir's Udhampur district on Thursday. The samples of the dead crows have been sent for testing.The Chief Animal Husbandry Officer of Udhampur, Dr Inderjeet Singh that birds may have died due to a cold wave. "We got a report of dead crows, in the morning. We have collected 150 carcasses so far and will test them for virus. But they could have died from inclement weather in the last few days in the area," Chief Animal Husbandry Officer said.Meanwhile, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir imposed a complete ban on the import of live birds, including poultry meat, for any purpose into the Union Territory of J & K with immediate effect, till January 14, 2021, in view of the spread of bird flu in neighbouring states.Avian influenza cases have been reported from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Kerala. The central government asked the states and UTs to

Poultry stocks in focus amid reports of avian influenza outbreak

Street worried that the spread of the disease will impact near-term demand for companies like Venky's and Godrej Agrovet

Don't fall for social media rumours, no bird flu case yet: Noida DM

Expert teams have been formed to inspect poultry farms and wetlands in Gautam Buddh Nagar, District Magistrate Suhas L Y said on Thursday

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Health Ministry deploys teams to bird flu affected areas in Kerala, Haryana

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has deployed multi-disciplinary teams to help contain bird flu

Centre directs states, UTs to take possible steps for containing bird flu

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Tuesday directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to take all possible steps for containing the spread of the disease

Five states confirmed bird flu cases till now: MoS Sanjeev Balyan

Governments Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala have reported cases on bird flu till now, Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Food Processing, Sanjeev Balyan said

Bird Flu: 2,403 birds dead in Himachal, number likely to increase

With over 2,400 birds dead so far in Himachal Pradesh, the state has been put on high alert for avian influenza and officials are monitoring the situation, state forest minister Rakesh Pathania said

Bird flu: J-K, K'taka, TN on alert; culling of chickens starts in Kerala

Culling of chickens and ducks began on Tuesday in parts of Kerala to contain the H5N8 strain of bird flu

Bird flu alert sounded in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur after crow deaths

The emergence of bird flu has caused alarm in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district where the presence of the virus has been confirmed in dead crows

Bird flu confirmed in dead migratory birds in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra

Migratory birds found dead at Pong Dam Lake in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district have tested positive for bird flu

Alarm sounded after over 1,000 migratory birds die in Himachal Pradesh

Biologists sounded the alarm with over 1,000 migratory birds, largely the endangered bar-headed goose, a highest-altitude migrant, were found dead over the past one week or so in Pong wetlands

China to temporarily suspend entry of non-Chinese nationals from Bangladesh

China has temporarily suspended the entry of non-Chinese nationals with valid Chinese visas or residency permits in Bangladesh due to the H5N1 virus that causes bird flu

After coronavirus, poultry farmers in Karnataka and Kerala hit by bird flu

Farmers in the two states have reportedly begun culling chickens, while the state governments have restricted supply of chicken across their borders

Bird flu reported in Karnataka, 'highly contagious' H5N8 virus responsible

The H5N8 virus was detected on Dec. 26 among birds in the village of Dasarahalli, killing 9 out of 951 birds

Bird flu outbreak reported in Bengaluru; situation under control: Centre

Bird flu is a viral infection that primarily infects birds, including chicken, other poultry, and wild birds such as ducks

Bird flu: India declares itself free from Avian Influenza

The government today declared the country free from Avian Influenza, commonly called as bird flu.The outbreak of bird flu, an infectious viral disease of birds, was reported at various epicentres in nine states and Union Territories during October 2016 and February 2017.The surveillance has been completed in Delhi, Daman, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Odisha. The surveillance in the states showed no evidence of presence of bird flu, said a statement issued by the Agriculture Ministry."In view of the above, India has declared itself free from Avian Influenza (H5N8 and H5N1) from 6 June, 2017 and notified the same to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)," it said.The Ministry said that the outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu was reported in Delhi, Gwalior (MP), Rajpura (Punjab), Hissar (Haryana), Bellary (Karnataka), Alappuzha and Kottayam (Kerala), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Daman and Khordha and Angul (Odisha).These outbreaks were notified to OIE and .

Bird flu scare: 700 birds to be culled

Animal care centre is run by NGO 'Asha Foundation' at Hathijan village on the outskirts of city

No chicks or eggs: Saudi bans Indian poultry products on bird flu scare

Saudi Arabia is the second largest importer of poultry products from India and exporters fear other importing countries may follow suit

Following bird flu reports, Kerala Minister announces culling of one lakh ducks

Around 38,000 ducks have been culled so far in Kerala's Alappuzha district