While the disease primarily affects birds, health experts say certain strains of the virus, especially H5N1, can occasionally infect humans and cause severe illness.

FILE PHOTO: A person holds a test tube labelled "Bird Flu" next to eggs, in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - India ...

Cases of bird flu (avian influenza) have been reported in parts of Kerala, including Alappuzha and Kottayam. The rise in cases has led authorities in Tamil Nadu to intensify their surveillance along ...

In early 2026, two viral threats - Nipah virus and bird flu (avian influenza) -have grabbed headlines in India and stirred global health vigilance. While both are zoonotic infections originating in ...

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Bird flu cases reported in parts of Maharashtra have triggered fresh public health concern, especially after infected poultry were detected in affected zones. While human infections remain rare, ...

Nandurbar district in northwestern Maharashtra has been hit by bird flu. The workers were being given Tamiflu tablets as a precautionary measure, officials said, adding, no government employee was ...

Authorities in Nandurbar confirmed two new bird flu outbreaks, raising infected poultry farms to eight since May 1, with culling operations targeting over 51,000 birds underway.

Former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has warned a future pandemic could be 'much worse than coronavirus'.

PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - India reported 11 outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on farms in the southern Kerala state last month, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday ...