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Bird flu death toll rises to 15 at zoo in Delhi, more samples test positive

September 02, 2025 3:07 am

The zoo has remained shut for visitors since Friday, after the bird flu outbreak was confirmed by zoo officials

H5N1 Bird Flu outbreak in US: Experts warn of pandemic risk as more than 70 cases of human infections detected

May 02, 2025 9:20 pm

The GVN warns that continued spread among mammals increases the chance of genetic changes that could make the virus more transmissible between humans.

Bird flu kills 3 tigers, 1 leopard in Nagpur: Zoos, forest officials take special measures

January 07, 2025 5:06 am

Animal husbandry officials said cases of Avian Influenza virus affecting mammals is not unheard of and has been reported from across the world.

Zoos put on alert as avian flu kills 3 tigers, 1 leopard at rescue centre

January 06, 2025 8:34 am

The Maharashtra Forest Department has issued a red alert across all zoos and rescue centres in the state

What happens to the body when you are affected by bird flu?

June 14, 2024 1:15 pm

Bird flu, caused by strains such as H5N1, presents with symptoms that can be more severe than those of the common flu, says Dr Jagadish J Hiremath, a public health expert

The disease detectives trying to keep the world safe from Bird Flu

May 21, 2024 7:04 pm

H5N1 is one of many viruses that cause influenza in birds. It emerged in Hong Kong in 1996 and has since evolved into versions that have caused outbreaks in wild and farmed birds and have occasionally jumped to humans.

Bird flu discovered at Dutch farm; over 160,000 chickens to be culled

February 01, 2022 4:13 pm

Hundreds of thousands of chickens, ducks, turkeys and dozens of wild birds have been culled in the Netherlands since outbreaks of the disease began in 2021.