h5n1

The influenza A (H5N1) virus, commonly known as bird flu, is widespread among wild birds around the world and has been circulating in American poultry since 2022, reports Xinhua news agency.However, the situation worsened in late 2023, when the virus is believed to have jumped from birds to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Wednesday reported the detection of 36 more H5N1 avian flu strains in domestic rats and four more viruses in domestic cats."This is really worrying, although there is no immediate threat. The...

GENEVA (Switzerland) - A 59-year-old man infected with a subtype of bird flu in Mexico City has died, the World Health Organization said.The man, who had pre-existing health complications, died in hospital on April 24 after suffering from fever, shortness of breath, diarrhoea, nausea and...

New Delhi [India], The Center has asked all states and union territories to take several preventive measures in view of the emergence of cases of H5N1 virus in four states. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) and the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) issued a joint...

Preclinical models detailed in the journal Nature Communications have shown that the jab against the avian influenza virus H5N1 is highly effective in preventing severe disease and death.Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania said the vaccine could potentially help control outbreaks of...

Recent years have seen a significant increase in the spread of the bird flu virus H5N1 to mammals. In addition to killing a record number of birds in 2023, the virus also spread to otters, sea lions, mink, foxes, dolphins and seals, among others."There is cause for concern that this virus has...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that the case identified in Michigan state is the second case linked to a multistate outbreak of H5N1 in dairy cows, Xinhua news agency reported.According to the CDC, the infected person is a worker at a dairy farm where...

Health officials in Victoria said the case was found in a child who contracted the infection in India and returned to Australia in March 2024. Officials also ruled out the possibility of further spread in the community."The child experienced a serious infection, but is no longer unwell and has...

Bird flu or avian influenza A (H5N1) virus outbreaks in poultry farms are not a new phenomenon. It has been reported from time to time across the world, including from poultry farms in some parts of India.Migratory wild birds bring the virus to poultry farms. However, in recent years this bird...

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Amid the outbreak of bird flu in Ranchi, two doctors and six staff members of the Regional Poultry Farm in Hotwar have been kept in quarantine at the JSIA building in Ranchi. According to officials, the JSIA government building has been converted into a non-flu ward...

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Ranchi has constituted a Rapid Response Team (RRT) for culling of chickens and disinfection of infected areas following detection of H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) in the poultry sector. Dr Ganesh Ram Mahali, assistant manager, Hotwa...