Rajasthan Bird Flu

Keep reading as we answer some of the most common questions about avian also known as the bird flu.

Over 180 Kurja birds (cranes) have been found dead in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district in the past week.

Bird Flu: Is it safe to have chicken and eggs till the outbreak in on? How to handle raw meat? Our consultant nutritionist answers all such questions along with tips to cook and handle chicken amid bird flu scare. Read on.

Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand are the latest to confirm bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. Seven other states - Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat - had earlier confirmed Avian Influenza as the cause of the recent bird deaths. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agricult...

The raging farmers' agitation around the national capital could lead to a nationwide bird flu problem since the protesters are eating chicken biriyani to spread the epidemic, a BJP legislator from Rajasthan has said. In a video doing the rounds on social media, Ramganj Mandi MLA Madan Dilawar is also seen saying that those who are conspiring to cre...

Over 350 birds were reported dead in Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the death count to 2,512, an official said.

Fresh cases of birds death were reported from parts of Rajasthan on Friday, taking the tally to 2,166.

The centre on Friday said bird flu has been confirmed so far in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat, and asked these six states to contain the disease as per the action plan.

About 50 more crows were reported dead in Setrawa and Phalodi areas in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district on Wednesday and samples extracted to ascertain if bird flu caused the deaths, officials said.

Cases of avian influenza have been reported from Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur on Wednesday, making it the fifth district in the state after Jhalawar, Kota, Baran and Jaipur to be affected by H5N8 strain of bird flu, officials said.

Across India, lakhs of birds have been found dead in the last 10 days. At least four states - Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan- have confirmed bird flu, sounding an alert as the authorities step up efforts to contain the spread. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are also vigilant after 12,000 ducks died in the last few days in neighbou...

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.

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.

Bird flu or avian influenza can be transferred from infected birds to humans. If you have visited any place with ongoing bird flu outbreak, you should not ignore the symptoms.

Hundreds of crows have died in Rajasthan prompting authorities to sound a bird flu alert in the state. The dreaded virus was confirmed in dead crows in the Jhalawar district and many other cities, including Jaipur, officials said.

Keep reading as we answer some of the most common questions about avian also known as the bird flu.

Over 180 Kurja birds (cranes) have been found dead in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district in the past week.

Bird Flu: Is it safe to have chicken and eggs till the outbreak in on? How to handle raw meat? Our consultant nutritionist answers all such questions along with tips to cook and handle chicken amid bird flu scare. Read on.

Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand are the latest to confirm bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. Seven other states - Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat - had earlier confirmed Avian Influenza as the cause of the recent bird deaths. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agricult...

The raging farmers' agitation around the national capital could lead to a nationwide bird flu problem since the protesters are eating chicken biriyani to spread the epidemic, a BJP legislator from Rajasthan has said. In a video doing the rounds on social media, Ramganj Mandi MLA Madan Dilawar is also seen saying that those who are conspiring to cre...

Over 350 birds were reported dead in Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the death count to 2,512, an official said.

Fresh cases of birds death were reported from parts of Rajasthan on Friday, taking the tally to 2,166.

The centre on Friday said bird flu has been confirmed so far in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat, and asked these six states to contain the disease as per the action plan.

About 50 more crows were reported dead in Setrawa and Phalodi areas in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district on Wednesday and samples extracted to ascertain if bird flu caused the deaths, officials said.

Cases of avian influenza have been reported from Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur on Wednesday, making it the fifth district in the state after Jhalawar, Kota, Baran and Jaipur to be affected by H5N8 strain of bird flu, officials said.

Across India, lakhs of birds have been found dead in the last 10 days. At least four states - Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan- have confirmed bird flu, sounding an alert as the authorities step up efforts to contain the spread. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are also vigilant after 12,000 ducks died in the last few days in neighbou...

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.

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.

Bird flu or avian influenza can be transferred from infected birds to humans. If you have visited any place with ongoing bird flu outbreak, you should not ignore the symptoms.

Hundreds of crows have died in Rajasthan prompting authorities to sound a bird flu alert in the state. The dreaded virus was confirmed in dead crows in the Jhalawar district and many other cities, including Jaipur, officials said.