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World on a bird flu threat and has no preparation to combat it

Ankita — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:45:41 +0000

Avian influenza is a disease caused by the H5N1 virus amongst birds and poultry. It has claimed the life of many birds which had to be culled due to infection. The virus causing this disease in birds on mutation infects human and can prove to be...

Bird flu resurfaces in West BengalIndiaThe Times of India

Bijoy — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:52:09 +0000

The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has resurfaced in West Bengal, with the latest area to be infected being a small town, Sukna, in the tea-growing hill district of Darjeeling. Two samples sent from dead backyard poultry found in a village near the...

Combating Bird Flu gets a shot in the arm

Jayaprashanth — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:48:46 +0000

American researchers have developed a new Bird Flu vaccine designed to last longer and which could offer more protection against the deadly strain of Avian influenza. This vaccine, developed by study author Suresh Mittal and his team at...

S.Korea culls 3 million birds as bird flu spreads fast

Pooja — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:00:42 +0000

outh Korea said on Thursday it had culled 3 million farmed birds and confirmed three more outbreaks of bird flu, as the country grapples with its worst avian influenza outbreak in four years. In just two weeks South Korea has confirmed 15 cases of...

Fresh bird flu outbreak in India

Nick — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:57:44 +0000

Officials in the Indian state of Tripura have ordered the culling of about 40,000 birds after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed. They say the virulent H5N1 strain has been detected in poultry in nearly 40 villages bordering...

Bird Flu Hits Pakistan, Kills Family Members

Maqsood — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:31:42 +0000

The first case of human-to-human transmission of avian flu in Pakistan has been confirmed. Tests carried out by the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that bird flu killed some members of a family in north-west Pakistan late last...

Fresh bird flu outbreak reported in South Korea

Neha — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:59:38 +0000

Seoul, April 07: Health officials have confirmed the second outbreak in the past week of bird flu at poultry farms in South Korea, an official said on Monday. Government tests confirmed that the deadly H5N1 virus has infected ducks at a farm...

Flu vaccines turning ineffective: Who to blame?

Anupam Agnihotri — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:37:44 +0000

Each new day is likely to enhance the inextricability of flu, as vaccines available to noose the deadly virus are fast loosing their potentials, claims the World Health Organization. Is it victory of H5N1 virus over medical science or was their...

WB sets communist ideology aside, accepts US aid to combat Bird Flu

Pratyush — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:08:57 +0000

In India everyone knows about politics and everyone knows about the kind of politics Communist parties play in country. There are 59 members in 14th Lok Sabha who form the left group including Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))-43,...

West Bengal bans poultry trade to avoid further spread of Bird Flu

Ankita — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:27:03 +0000

Following the worst possible Bird Flu outbreak, West Bengal has completely banned the trade and consumption of poultry to avoid further contamination. 3.4 million Poultry birds were culled earlier in the state after some of the birds...