Avian Influenza

A third outbreak of avian flu has been detected in Washington state, prompting agriculture officials to warn bird owners to keep their flocks away from migratory birds that have spread viruses from Oregon to British ...

As many as 15,000 chickens will be culled in Hong Kong to prevent an outbreak of bird flu.

From Hong Kong to China and Japan to the Unites States, bird-flu seems to be flying across continents affecting poultry and posing a severe threat to human wellness.

Taiwan's agriculture authority confirmed Sunday that the strain of bird flu found in a goose breeding facility was H5N8.

Stepping up measures to control bird flu, the Centre today directed Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) to expedite testing of samples of birds for avian influenza virus detection and help states ...

The risk to human population from avian influenza sub-type H5N8 is "low" but the government has issued advisories to states and Union Territories to minimise bird-human interface as a matter of "abundant caution".

Health authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou have confirmed a new human case of H7N9 avian influenza.

The strain of avian Influenza that caused deaths of thousands of duck in three districts of Kerala has been identified as H5N1. H5N1 is a highly contagious strain and can be fatal to humans. It ...

Kerala government has decided to finish its bird culling operation within three days. The strain of Avian Influenza has killed thousands of ducks in three districts. The government has therefore accelerated preventive measures to check ...

Hong Kong said Monday it has suspended imports of certain United States (U.S) poultry and poultry products because strains of avian influenza have been identified in the United States.