Search Results for: Avian Influenza

Miracle Medicine: This woman lived without her lungs for 6 days!

Melissa Benoit, a young mother aged 32, hailing from Canada underwent a unique procedure, which was never carried out before.

Jan 27, 2017

Bird Flu resurfaces in India: Culling, other measures recommended for Odisha village after H5N1 outbreak

Odisha will now have to implement the Action Plan of Animal Husbandry for Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza 2015.

Dec 27, 2016

India's earnings from medical tourism could exceed US $8 billion by 2020: Dr Prathap Reddy

The Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Group, who has been giving us updates on Jayalalithaa, discusses healthcare needs, medical tourism and healthcare education in India.

Nov 28, 2016

Your birth year can reveal your susceptibility to bird flu: Researchers

Those born before 1968 are said to have a lower chance of dying from H5N1 strain of bird flu, but they face a greater risk of dying from the H7N9 bird flu strain.

Nov 14, 2016

One lakh ducks to be culled in Kerala: Minister

Bird (avian) flu in Kerala: One lakh ducks to be culled, says animal husbandry minister

The minister has confirmed that the virus that caused the death of ducks will not affect human beings.

Nov 2, 2016

Kerala hit by bird flu outbreak after Delhi and MP

MP and former Union Minister K C Venugopal has said farmers who faced losses because of the Avian Influenza outbreak in Kerala have to be compensated.

Oct 26, 2016

Avian Influenza: Results of only 3 out of 50,000 samples received in 9 days, delays Delhi govt's action plan

The Delhi government has issued a list of precautions to prevent people from getting infected by the virus.

Oct 25, 2016

Bird flu: Scare grows as more birds die in Delhi

The zoological park and the deer park will remain shut to prevent the contagious disease from spreading.

Oct 24, 2016

Environment ministry sets up committee to monitor bird flu outbreak

The three-member committee will submit daily reports on the situation to the ministry.

Oct 23, 2016

Govt confirms new strain of bird flu, but says there is no need to panic

The National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, confirms that the bird flu surfacing in India is a new strain called H5N8.

Oct 22, 2016

Bird flu deaths: Gwalior Zoo shut down after 15 painted storks die in one week; Delhi's Deer Park also closed

Neighbouring states and locations that witness migratory birds have been put on alert fearing the spread of the disease.

Oct 21, 2016

Bird flu: All you need to know to keep this fatal disease at bay

Bird flu first caused an epidemic in 1997 and claimed many lives, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Oct 20, 2016

Delhi zoo shut after 3 migratory birds die of avian flu

Zoo officials are taking precautionary steps like vaccinating the staff and other birds, and disinfecting the premises.

Oct 20, 2016

Isis issues fatwa against breeding of indoor cats, their new enemy

The Islamic State group has issued a new fatwa as per which keeping and breeding of indoor cats has been forbidden.

Oct 6, 2016

A pigeon mock-up is seen with a small camera at the 'Top Secret' Spy Museum in Oberhausen, Germany.

Spy pigeon from Pakistan intercepted in Punjab village

The extraordinary "spy" was caught carrying messages inscribed on its body written in Urdu.

Sep 27, 2016

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