Largest bird flu outbreak in Europe, 50 million birds culled in the past one year: Report

Risk of transmission to humans by exposure to contaminated poultry products is considered negligible

Drought-hit South Africa to kill 350 hippos and buffaloes for feeding the poor

The protracted dry spell has caused a shortage of food for the animals

Culling of chickens and ducks underway after bird flu confirmed in Bihar’s Supaul

The administration had sent samples for testing after the deaths of various birds was reported in the village of Chhapkahi in the last week of March

Supreme Court refuses to stay culling of vermin in Himachal, Bihar and Uttarakhand

Petitioners had contended that the provision was illegal as it gave the government excessive and arbitrary powers to allow ill-informed …

US scientists develop vaccine that protects chickens from bird flu

Officials are currently testing the vaccine on turkeys

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

Were warning signs about bird flu in Kerala overlooked

Farmers claim to have reported illness and death of ducks in Alappuzha district to the administration; but precious time was lost confirming the cause

Kerala confirms bird flu after hundreds of ducks die

Some 36,000 birds will have to be culled after the H5N8 strain of bird flu was detected in the central districts of Kottayam and Alappuzha

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

Bird flu scare in Kerala: What’s pushing sudden rise in cases again?

Mass culling of ducks in Kerala spark loss fears among farmers

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 

Scientists map black swan genome to better understand immune response

Black swans are highly susceptible to the bird flu virus and the scientists hope to uncover clues to prevent the next pandemic

To cull or not to cull: protests over animal killing orders

The Centre has declared nilgais (blue bulls), wild boars and Rhesus macaques vermins after receiving requests from Bihar, Uttarakhand and …

2,500 birds culled to stop bird flu spread in Bihar

Authorities now focussing on chickens in domestic houses

After Ebola, bird flu hits West Africa

Africans will have to mass cull chicken, an inexpensive source of nutrition in the region

Bovine TB: culling of badgers less effective strategy for controlling disease

New study suggests that testing cattle is more effective

We should only worry about bird flu making us sick when we see human-to-human transmission

There is no evidence yet that any avian flu strain has spread from human to human

Return of bird flu in India raises alarm

No confirmation yet on whether virus is a mutant one