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Less Infectious Bird Flu Variant Detected In Rajasthan's Kota, Baran Districts
After bird flu was confirmed in samples of carcasses sent from Rajasthan's Jhalawar, avian influenza subtype H5N8, which experts said is less infectious than H5N1 virus, has been detected in the state's Kota and Baran districts.
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J&K, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu On Alert, Kerala Begins Culling Chickens, Ducks
Culling of chickens and ducks began in parts of Kerala today to contain the H5N8 strain of bird flu, while Jammu and Kashmir sounded an alert and started collecting samples from migratory species after Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh reported cases of the avian influenza.
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Poland To Cull More Than 900,000 Hens Amid New Bird Flu Outbreak: Report
Poland will cull over 900,000 hens in a farm in western Poland due to a bird flu outbreak which was discovered on Tuesday evening, state news agency PAP quoted local veterinary authorities as saying.
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260,000 Birds Culled by South Africa So Far To Contain Bird Flu Outbreak: Report
South Africa has culled 260,000 birds so far to contain an H5N8 bird flu outbreak, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana told a news briefing today.
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Delhi Zoo Reopens Post Bird Flu Scare
Delhi-ites can finally look forward to sunbathed winter mornings at the Delhi zoo, doors of which have been thrown open by the National Zoological Park nearly three months after being closed amid a bird flu scare.
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France Raises Risk Level On Bird Flu To 'High'
France raised to "high" the risk level across the country after the detection of several cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian flu strain in Southwestern France farms and in wild ducks in Northern France, the farm ministry said on Tuesday.
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France Finds Strain Of H5N8 Bird Flu In Wild Ducks
A severe strain of H5N8 bird flu that has hit several countries in Europe leading to the culling of thousands of poultry was detected in wild ducks in Northern France, the farm ministry said on Monday.
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Iran Reports Outbreaks Of Contagious Bird Flu: Organization On Animal Health
Iran reported two outbreaks of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus at farms located in the Tehran region, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the Iranian agriculture ministry.
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Hit By Bird Flu, Duck Farmers In Kerala Worry About Their Livelihood
Ducks wading through fields of paddy are a common sight in Kerala's Alappuzha. But it's a tough time for many, like 50-year-old Kuttappan, a duck farmer who has lost hundreds of his ducks in the last few days due to bird flu.
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10 Ducks Found Dead In Hauz Khas Deer Park In Delhi
The national capital recorded more avian deaths on Sunday with 10 ducks found dead at the Hauz Khas deer park which the Delhi government described as a "sign of worry".
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Delhi's Bird Flu Outbreak From A Weaker Strain This Time, Say Experts
It is not the H5N1 but the H5N8 - a less dangerous virus that is causing the bird flu in the national capital this year, experts have said, dispelling fears about the outbreak.
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After Bird Flu Deaths, Gwalior Zoo May Cull 12 Painted Storks
Gwalior Zoo has decided to cull its flock of painted storks after it was found that the 15 birds which had died in the last 72 hours had avian influenza.
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H5N8 Strain of Bird Flu Found in Taiwan
Taiwan's agriculture authority confirmed on Sunday that the strain of bird flu found in a goose breeding facility in the Chiayi County was the H5N8, which is not considered to be highly pathogenic.
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H5N8 Bird Flu Strain Reported in Italy
Highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu strain was reported at a turkey farm in northern Italy, media reported on Wednesday.
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Germany Reports Second Case of Bird Flu
German authorities on Saturday confirmed a second case of the H5N8 strain of bird flu in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the virus found in a wild bird.
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Less Infectious Bird Flu Variant Detected In Rajasthan's Kota, Baran Districts
After bird flu was confirmed in samples of carcasses sent from Rajasthan's Jhalawar, avian influenza subtype H5N8, which experts said is less infectious than H5N1 virus, has been detected in the state's Kota and Baran districts.
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J&K, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu On Alert, Kerala Begins Culling Chickens, Ducks
Culling of chickens and ducks began in parts of Kerala today to contain the H5N8 strain of bird flu, while Jammu and Kashmir sounded an alert and started collecting samples from migratory species after Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh reported cases of the avian influenza.
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Poland To Cull More Than 900,000 Hens Amid New Bird Flu Outbreak: Report
Poland will cull over 900,000 hens in a farm in western Poland due to a bird flu outbreak which was discovered on Tuesday evening, state news agency PAP quoted local veterinary authorities as saying.
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260,000 Birds Culled by South Africa So Far To Contain Bird Flu Outbreak: Report
South Africa has culled 260,000 birds so far to contain an H5N8 bird flu outbreak, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana told a news briefing today.
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Delhi Zoo Reopens Post Bird Flu Scare
Delhi-ites can finally look forward to sunbathed winter mornings at the Delhi zoo, doors of which have been thrown open by the National Zoological Park nearly three months after being closed amid a bird flu scare.
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France Raises Risk Level On Bird Flu To 'High'
France raised to "high" the risk level across the country after the detection of several cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian flu strain in Southwestern France farms and in wild ducks in Northern France, the farm ministry said on Tuesday.
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France Finds Strain Of H5N8 Bird Flu In Wild Ducks
A severe strain of H5N8 bird flu that has hit several countries in Europe leading to the culling of thousands of poultry was detected in wild ducks in Northern France, the farm ministry said on Monday.
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Iran Reports Outbreaks Of Contagious Bird Flu: Organization On Animal Health
Iran reported two outbreaks of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus at farms located in the Tehran region, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the Iranian agriculture ministry.
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Hit By Bird Flu, Duck Farmers In Kerala Worry About Their Livelihood
Ducks wading through fields of paddy are a common sight in Kerala's Alappuzha. But it's a tough time for many, like 50-year-old Kuttappan, a duck farmer who has lost hundreds of his ducks in the last few days due to bird flu.
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10 Ducks Found Dead In Hauz Khas Deer Park In Delhi
The national capital recorded more avian deaths on Sunday with 10 ducks found dead at the Hauz Khas deer park which the Delhi government described as a "sign of worry".
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Delhi's Bird Flu Outbreak From A Weaker Strain This Time, Say Experts
It is not the H5N1 but the H5N8 - a less dangerous virus that is causing the bird flu in the national capital this year, experts have said, dispelling fears about the outbreak.
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After Bird Flu Deaths, Gwalior Zoo May Cull 12 Painted Storks
Gwalior Zoo has decided to cull its flock of painted storks after it was found that the 15 birds which had died in the last 72 hours had avian influenza.
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H5N8 Strain of Bird Flu Found in Taiwan
Taiwan's agriculture authority confirmed on Sunday that the strain of bird flu found in a goose breeding facility in the Chiayi County was the H5N8, which is not considered to be highly pathogenic.
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H5N8 Bird Flu Strain Reported in Italy
Highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu strain was reported at a turkey farm in northern Italy, media reported on Wednesday.
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Germany Reports Second Case of Bird Flu
German authorities on Saturday confirmed a second case of the H5N8 strain of bird flu in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with the virus found in a wild bird.
