Japan’s bird flu cases surge in January
Japan is experiencing a surge of avian influenza outbreaks, with approximately five million chickens and other birds culled across five prefectures this month.
Japan is experiencing a surge of avian influenza outbreaks, with approximately five million chickens and other birds culled across five prefectures this month.
Egg prices across the United States have surged to their highest levels of the year, driven by widespread bird flu outbreaks and increased demand during the holiday season.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with H5N1 bird flu in a child in California
No fresh case of human infections of avian influenza among people who had come in close contact with the two bird flu-infected children in West Bengal was reported so far in the state, claimed the health department on Thursday.
Bird flu scare came back again in state after two cases of human infections of the avian influenza caused by two variants H5N1 and H9N2 respectively were reported.
A committee comprising officials of the animal husbandry and veterinary departments of the Delhi government is also synchronising its efforts with the animal rights activists to deal with the prevailing bird flu situation effectively.
He further stated that a disease in migratory birds Bird Flu was notified in the state on 6 January 2021 in Pong Dam reservoir in Kangra district.
The central government has intimated the state administration about the findings of HSADL on samples taken from various places in Balod district where 13 crows and 274 chickens were found dead mysteriously early this month.
As many as 1.3 crore live broiler birds are sold each day in India in addition to 20 crore eggs. Going by poultry industry figures, consumption of chicken and meat has dropped by 40 per cent in the afflicted states.
While the economy is slowly trying to get back on its feet, the recent ban on the processed and packaged chicken has brought the poultry industry to a halt.
