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Bird Flu Spreads To 13 Madhya Pradesh Districts

In Madhya Pradesh, the bird flu spread is increasing rapidly and found to be the cause of the death of crows in 13 districts in the state till now. The




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Bird Flu Virus Gets Killed at Cooking Temperature

Bird flu or avian influenza virus does not infect people as the virus is heat liable, degraded and killed when subjected to high temperature, said health experts.




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Bird Flu Outbreak in Iraq

In Iraq's Salahudin province, a bird flu outbreak has been reported, said authorities. Health authorities have taken all protective measures to contain the spread of the virus.




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Bird Flu Reaches 32 Districts in Madhya Pradesh

Bird flu is posing a major threat not only to the birds but also to the poultry business in Madhya Pradesh, India. Overall, bird flu has spread to 75 percent of the districts in the state.




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Bird Flu Cases Reported in 13 Indian States So Far

Bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in 13 states so far of which Avian Influenza has been reported in poultry birds from nine states while in wild birds from 12 states, said sources.




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Bird Flu in Sweden: Culling of 1.3 Million Chickens

In Sweden's Kalmar county after a bird flu outbreak was reported at a poultry farm, authorities have planned to cull some 1.3 million chickens, revealed sources.




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H5N8 Bird Flu to Affect Humans for the First Time

H5N8 - an avian influenza, for the first time, is found to cause human infection that is detected in the workers exposed to bird flocks, as per i Russian




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Iraq Detects Bird Flu Cases

In a poultry farm in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, bird flu cases were detected, and necessary measures have been taken to curb the spread of the disease, a health official said.




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Human Case Of H5N6 Bird Flu Reported In China

China's Sichuan province reports one 55-year old human case of H5N6 bird flu. The man has been hospitalized in Bazhong city after developing fever and




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Bird Flu in Kerala

At Koorachundu in Kerala's Kozhikode district bird flu has been reported, revealed official sources. Around 300 poultry birds at the farm was reported to have died on Tuesday.




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Human Infections of H5N6 Bird Flu Reported

In China, three people have tested positive for H5N6 bird flu. The Guangdong Provincial Health Commission, in a statement on Thursday said that a 52-year-old




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Bird Flu Prevention Zone Declared Across UK, Say Sources

Across the United Kingdom, an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared, legally requiring bird keepers to "take a range of biosecurity precautions.




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Suspected Bird Flu Cases in South Korea

In South Korea suspected bird flu cases at a local farm have been detected. The suspected cases of the avian influenza were discovered at an




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Another Suspected Bird Flu Case Reported in South Korea

At a duck farm in South Korea, another suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported. According to the ministry, the latest




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Human Case of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Reported in UK

In the South West of England, a person has contracted avian influenza. Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a type of influenza that spreads among birds.




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Extreme Levels Of Bird Flu Cases in South Korea

A new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was reported at a duck farm in South Korea, as revealed by sources. The latest case was reported




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Human Cases of Bird Flu Detected in China

Two new human cases of bird flu have been detected in China. The Hong Kong Health department, in a statement this week, said two people in mainland China




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Experts Say Bird Flu Unlikely to Spread in India

In India, bird flu has resurfaced with cases from Maharashtra's Thane and Palghar regions. However, an expert said that the disease is unlikely to spread majorly in the country.




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First Human Case of Bird Flu Reported in United States

The first known human case of H5 bird flu in a person has been reported in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. The




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Bird Flu H5N1 Spreads to Foxes

In the United States, four red baby foxes died due to the devastating bird flu H5N1 detected in wild mammals. The Michigan Department of Natural




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Israel Detects Bird Flu

In southern Israel, the pathogenic bird flu has been detected in two turkey farms, said Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. h2 Bird Flu




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Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed in Chinese Woman

A 53-year-old woman from Jiangsu province (China) has contracted bird flu, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The woman's symptoms began




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New Mutation in Bird Flu Virus: An Emerging Threat to Human Health

Is medlinkbird flu/medlink the next human outbreak? New mutations in the medlinkavian influenza virus/medlink H5N1 infected a man in Chile recently.




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Bird Flu in Brazil: 6-month Health Emergency Declared

After the detection of several medlinkavian flu/medlink cases, a six-month health emergency has been declared by the Brazilian government. While




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Genetic Change Boosts Bird Flu Severity

H5N1 avian influenza virus (medlinkbird flu/medlink) has gained new genes and increased virulence as it spread west, revealed scientists (!--ref1--).




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Mutational Changes in Bird Flu Virus Signal Potential Pandemic

A variant of avian flu virus, commonly found in Chinese poultry farms, is undergoing mutations that raise concerns about potential human transmission,




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Gene-Edited Chickens Hold the Key to Combat Bird Flu

British researchers have effectively employed gene editing methods to restrict the transmission of bird flu within chicken populations. Their findings,




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Denmark Heightens Risk of Bird Flu

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has raised the alert level for avian influenza, (!--ref1--) commonly referred to as bird flu, from




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Cambodia's First H5N1 Bird Flu Death in 2024

A nine-year-old boy in Kratie province, northeastern Cambodia, succumbed to H5N1 avian influenza, marking the country's first fatality from the virus this year (!--ref1--).




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South Korea Reports First 'Highly Pathogenic' Bird Flu Case

South Korea's Agriculture Ministry announced the confirmation of the first highly pathogenic medlinkavian influenza/medlink case (!--ref1--) in




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UK Announces Bird Flu-Free Status

The UK has announced that it is now free from highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as medlinkbird flu/medlink (!--ref1--). The




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Experts Concerned Over Bird Flu in US Mice and Cats

The medlinkH5N1 bird flu/medlink (!--ref1--) virus has sparked new human health concerns amid reports of transmission to mammals such as domestic cats and mice.




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Is There a Solution to Tackle Bird Flu in New Zealand?

medlinkArtificial Intelligence/medlink (AI) algorithms may open up new platforms in the fight against medlinkbird flu/medlink (avian influenza), reports New Zealand researchers.




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Bird Flu Outbreak: H5N1 Virus Detected in Cow's Milk

Cows at the US dairy farms have tested positive for the medlinkbird flu (H5N1) virus/medlink in recent months, report medlinkpublic health/medlink experts.




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Persistence of Bird Flu on Milking Equipment

Researchers report that the H5N1 virus, commonly known as medlinkbird flu/medlink, remains stable in unpasteurized milk on metal and rubber components




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Bird Flu Spread from Cows is More Infectious to Humans

H5N1, highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) virus, may be more infectious to humans when transmitted from cattle than directly from birds, finds a new study.




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New Human Cases of Bird Flu Confirmed in the US

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed four new human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or medlinkbird flu/medlink,




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How Bird Flu Navigates the Species Barrier

As medlinkbird flu/medlink outbreaks continue to impact mammals and humans, a new study has uncovered how the H5N1 virus can jump the species barrier.




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Bird Flu Control Measures Falling Short

A study on sustained mammal-to-mammal transmission of medlinkbird flu/medlink across various species reveals that global control measures are falling short.




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Bird flu found at fourth Dutch poultry farm




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Centre forms high-level panel to monitor bird flu situation




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Pandemonium : bird flu, mad cow disease, and other biological plagues of the 21st century / Andrew Nikiforuk

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Bird flu outbreak in Kerala: Tamil Nadu poultry farmers take precautionary measures

Though there is no avian flu outbreak in Tamil Nadu, poultry farmers across the state have taken precautionary measures.




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Bird flu study: no harmful strains found in wild birds in Georgia

The role of wild birds in spreading potentially deadly strains of 'bird flu' is poorly understood. Recent research in Georgia examined an important crossover point of migratory routes, including routes into Europe, and found that only 1% of wild birds tested here carried avian influenza. None of these had the harmful, pathogenic strains.




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Bird flu more common but less deadly than estimated

The H5N1 influenza virus, also known as "bird flu," may well be more prevalent and less deadly than health officials had thought, according to a new study publi



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Controversial bird flu paper explains potential of pandemic

Bird flu can be transmitted between mammals — and possible humans — needing only four mutations to do so, a new study published this week in the journal Nat



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New bird flu infecting seals

For about four months beginning in September 2011, 162 dead or dying harbor seals washed up along the New England coast. Most were pups, under 6 months old, and




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Controversial bird flu research to resume

Experiments to determine how the H5N1 bird flu virus might gain the ability to spread easily among humans are no longer off limits.



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New rules on mutant bird flu research stir debate

The government released a framework to determine to fund research that could create a version of the bird flu virus that could infect by airborne droplets.



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Bird flu: 6 things you should know about the new virus

A new strain of bird flu in China has sickened nine people, including three who died



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