In a first, a polar bear has died of avian flu in the Arctic, confirms Alaska
The animal likely contracted the disease after feeding on infected bird carcass
Seeking shikimic
Centre confirms bird flu in Jharkhand government farm after hundreds of chickens died last week
H5N1 strain is known to be more infectious and fatal to poultry and more persistent in wild bird populations
No more deaths recorded after bird flu outbreak: monitoring committee report
The committee was appointed to oversee disease control after over 70 birds died in Delhi and Gwalior zoos
Clue found to strange link between swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy
The immune system may have misidentified a protein in the vaccine
Bird flu: About 300,000 chicken culled in Telangana
Government issues alert and sends advisory to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh
Few steps away from disaster
Bird flu virus can be transmitted from humans to humans
Bird flu scare grips Cuttack: Ducks culled, compensation announced
After 12 ducks were tested positive of H5N1 virus, authorities culled 500 ducks, destroyed 6,000 eggs and instructed people not to consume the bird
Swine flu in India: fatalities caused by ignorance?
Doctors cite late reporting of symptoms for rising number of deaths; Bengaluru, Rajasthan, and Kerala report high number of fatalities
Bird flu scare in Kerala: What’s pushing sudden rise in cases again?
Mass culling of ducks in Kerala spark loss fears among farmers
Counting chickens
What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic
Active monitoring of wild animals, farm animals and humans will allow health officials to detect the first sign of spillover and help prevent a …
IN PHOTOS: Bird flu spreads to mammalian species
Seals, sea lions, foxes, otters, raccoons, grizzly bears, minks, porpoises have been infected, as scientists sound alarm about a new pandemic
Between 1918-19 Spanish flu and COVID-19, not much has changed
The British government permitted provisional governments to exercise powers under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, the same one the present …
Amid increasing death toll, government steps up measures to tackle swine flu
In less than one-and-a-half months, India witnessed 407 deaths and 5,157 cases of the flu
H5N1 bird flu could wipe out thousands of penguins across Antarctica
Scientists believe that once transmitted, the flu in Antarctica will be hard to contain due to challenges in testing
African swine fever killed over 9,000 pigs in Mizoram
The first ASF outbreak was reported 100 years ago in Kenya
Bird flu: Dead chickens found on Bihar field trigger panic
Animal husbandry officials have sent serum samples of the dead birds for analysis
Bird flu pandemic threat as high as in 1997; focus on wild bird migration routes, say experts
Experts urge investment in developing newer generation vaccines based on mRNA technology
Surging bird flu cases may increase human infection risk, warn UN agencies & WOAH
Urge countries to strengthen disease surveillance and improve hygiene at poultry farms
H5 pandemic in the making? Minks may become the bird flu vector for humans
Spain’s bird flu outbreak in minks hints at a mutating virus
Swine flu grips India tighter and tighter
The number cases of the disease have crossed 6,600-mark this year in the country
On a wing and a prayer
Not ready for swine flu
With over 600 deaths this season, experts say India needs more research on the H1N1 virus before it is in a position to combat the flu
Bird flu hits West Bengal again