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24 May 2024

Bird Flu Cases In Humans In US, Oz: Experts On Why You Should Be Concerned

The recent cases show that the virus has adapted for circulation in mammals, raising fresh concerns over the risk of spillover to humans The bird flu virus H5N1 has in recent years seen a significant increase in spillover to mammals Besides killing a record number of birds in 2023, the virus also spread to otters, sea lions, minks, foxes, dolphins, and seals, among others

05 Apr 2024

Bird Flu Scare: What's Avian Influenza & Can It Lead To Covid-19-Like Pandemic

Avian influenza can spread through direct contact with infected birds, their saliva, nasal secretions, and faeces can facilitate the transmission of the virus Fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, and difficulty in meaning are some of the symptoms of bird flu The H5N1 strain of bird flu is highly lethal to both birds and humans, with reported case fatality rates ranging from 30% to 60% among infected humans

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05 Apr 2024

'100 Times Worse Than Covid': Scientists Warn Of Lethal Bird Flu Pandemic

Efforts are underway to develop vaccines and preventive measures against the virus.

12 Apr 2023

China Reports World's First Human Death From H3N8 Bird Flu Virus

The 56-year-old Chinese woman was the third person known to have been infected with the H3N8 subtype of avian influenza.

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26 Feb 2023

Bird Flu In India: Culling Of Nearly 4,000 Chickens, Ducks Starts In Jharkhand

Bird flu in India: H5N1, a type of avian influenza virus, was confirmed among a protein-rich breed of chicken, 'Kadaknath', at a farm in Jharkhand's Bokaro district.

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26 Feb 2023

11-Year-Old Dies Due To Bird Flu in Cambodia; WHO Calls Situation 'Worrying'

Bird flu outbreak: A new strain of H5N1 infection, clade 2.3.4.4b, emerged in 2020 and has been causing record numbers of deaths among wild birds and domestic poultry in recent months.

22 Feb 2023

J'khand on Alert After Bird flu Cases Reported in State-Run Poultry Farm

According to Bokaro Deputy Commissioner Kuldeep Chowdhary, a medical team has been constituted to keep a vigil on the border areas of the district and sampling of chickens/ducks from large poultry farms.

08 Jan 2023

Bird flu in Kerala: ‘Precautions need to be taken,’ says Health Minister

Those at risk of the infection should get in touch with the nearest health center or a doctor on noticing any of these symptoms or if they have respiratory problems.

27 Apr 2022

China reports FIRST human case of H3N8 bird flu

According to NHC, no close contacts were infected with the virus The child had been in contact with chickens and crows raised at his home, it added The health commission said the H3N8 variant has previously been detected elsewhere in the world in horses, dogs, birds and seals

18 Feb 2022

25,000 chickens to be culled at Thane's poultry farm after bird flu scare

Considering the bird flu threat, the samples have been sent to a lab in Pune. 25,000 birds falling in a kilometre radius of the affected poultry farm will be killed within the next few days, an official said.

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15 Nov 2021

Europe, Asia report bird flu outbreak

South Korea reported an outbreak at a farm of around 770,000 poultry Norway reported H5N1 bird flu outbreak in a flock of 7,000 birds Bird flu cannot be transmitted through the eating of poultry products

22 Jul 2021

Nothing to panic: Human-to-human bird flu transmission rare, says AIIMS chief

On Tuesday, a 12-year-old boy from Haryana, who was infected with the H5N1 virus, recently died at AIIMS Delhi. The National Institute of Virology, Pune had confirmed the infection, Dr Guelria said.

21 Jul 2021

India reports its first bird flu death of 2021

While undergoing treatment, tests for COVID-19 and influenza were conducted. His samples tested negative for COVID-19, but tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza According to WHO, human cases of H5N1 are rare but if infected, the mortality rate is about 60%

04 Jun 2021

DNA: Is China the originator of pandemics?

In this segment of DNA, we will analyze the new address of diseases. We will tell you how many pandemics one after the other came out of China and now the threat of bird flu is also looming.

02 Jun 2021

China: H10N3 bird flu infection reported in humans for the first time in world

China's National Health Commission said on Tuesday that it has confirmed the first case of human-transmitted infection from the H10N3 strain of bird flu in Jiangsu province. The NHC said that there had been no previous case of H10N3 bird flu infection in humans in the world.

01 Jun 2021

Chinese Virus: Now the threat of 'Chinese bird flu'?

A shocking case has come to light from China, which has given corona infection to the whole world. For the first time here, a bird flu infection has been seen in a human being.

01 Jun 2021

China reports world's first case of human infection with H10N3 bird flu

China has reported the world's first case of human infection with H10N3 bird flu The patient, a 41-year-old man from Zhenjiang city, is currently in a stable condition and meets discharge standards, the state-run CGTN TV reported.

08 May 2021

Bird flu detected at Ludhiana's poultry farm, panel formed to oversee culling

The district authorities in Ludhiana were left scrambling when some samples from a poultry farm tested positive for bird flu. The authorities have formed a committee for a culling and containment operations.

21 Feb 2021

What is H5N8? The bird flu strain which infected humans for first time

Russia has reported the world's first case of transmission of H5N8 The H5N8 strain is a sub-type of the Influenza A virus that usually affects birds Until the discovery, it was believed that H5N8 doesn’t transmit to humans

20 Feb 2021

World's first case of human infection with H5N8 bird flu reported in Russia

Russia registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named A(H5N8) being passed to humans from birds. The country has reported the matter to WHO.

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