Bird flu monitoring panel says containment measures in place

Zoos are being screened regularly for any dead bird and preventive medication is given to their staff

India declares itself free of bird flu

No episode of the disease has been reported after an outbreak in Karnataka was contained 

Chicken worries

A new strain of influenza virus transmitted to humans from chicken is causing panic in Southeast Asia

Old is gold

Traditional knowledge still aids poultry farmers of India

South Asia

Bird flu: UK is seeing its largest ever outbreak – which may prove particularly deadly for wild birds

While measures to control avian flu help mitigate risks to poultry and people, they do little to help wild birds

H5N8 detected in crows, bird flu alert in Bihar

Dozens of crows died in state’s West Champaran district in January 2021; the flu has been reported from at least 13 Indian states so far

Bihar meat-sellers rue drop in Holi sales amid coronavirus rumours

The animal husbandry ministry has been trying to dispel rumours connecting meat-eating and virus outbreak

Raising superbugs

Poultry farms are reservoirs of multi-drug resistant bacteria and play a major role in their spread, shows the latest CSE study

Two-thirds poultry farms in India use antibiotics for growth promotion

These farms were also nearly three times more likely to report multidrug resistant bacteria than those that did not use antibiotics for growth …

US non-profit urges quick-service restaurants to get antibiotics off menu

Use of antibiotics in food-producing animals is recognised by WHO as contributing to the global antibiotic resistance burden in humans

Bacteria resistant to ‘last resort’ antibiotic found in US sewage

Environmental spread of resistant bacteria is a global health concern, but there are no policies to address it

No identity crisis

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

Why colistin should be banned in food-animal production sector in India

Action against the drug, used as a growth promoter in food animals, is imperative to curb antimicrobial resistance in humans

We can no longer outrun antibiotic resistance. So, here’s what we need to do instead

Researchers are tackling the problem of antibiotic resistance head on — by hunting for the genes that enable bacteria to become resistant …

CSE slams Indian poultry industry for using its name to misrepresent facts

Industry is misguiding the nation on antibiotic misuse in the sector and its contribution to the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance in India,…

First ever case of H7N4 afflicting a human being reported in China

The virus, identified by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is of avian origin 

High incidence of drug-resistant bacteria found in ready-to-cook poultry products

The study raises question on effectiveness of modern food processing techniques to produce microbiologically safe food products

Scientists find natural food preservative from bacteria

The bacteria isolated from chicken intestine inihibits the growth of the organism that causes food-poisoning

Bird flu scare returns, this time in Odisha

Keranga village has been declared the epicentre of H5N1 A1 virus in the state and culling operation has begun

Beef loses flavour

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Air sick

Another reason for not giving excess antibiotics to farm animals

Fowl Play

Is an avian flu pandemic imminent? As panic sends the world into a flutter, the Indian response still struggles to take wing, discover padmaparna …