Bird flu confirmed in eastern India
Found on 16 Dec 2008 02:45 GMT
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in samples taken from dead chickens in eastern India.
Avian Influenza Situation in India Update
Found on 23 Feb 2006 00:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India has informed WHO that no human cases of H5N1 infection have been detected to date. Tests conducted on samples taken from persons under investigation and their close contacts have yielded no positive results as of today.
Avian Influenza Situation in India
Found on 21 Feb 2006 00:59 GMT
On 18 February, agricultural authorities in India confirmed the country's first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in poultry. The disease was detected at several commercial farms in the Navapur sub-district in the western state of Maharashtra.
India confirms first case of bird flu, prepares for massive chicken culling
RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-18-2006 Dateline: BOMBAY, IndiaIndia confirmed its first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu among chickens Saturday, and an official said authorities planned to cull a half-million birds to check the spread of the virus.Tens
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Advance of bird flu perplexes scientistsNew outbreaks appear in India, Egypt ...
Elisabeth Rosenthal and Amelia Gentleman International Herald Tribune 02-20-2006 First reports of bird flu cropped up this weekend in widely separated countries India, Egypt and France highlighting the disease's accelerating spread to new territories. International health experts have been
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India confirms 2nd outbreak of bird flu at poultry farm in western India
RUPAK SANYAL, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-25-2006 Dateline: UCHHAL, IndiaAt least two chickens found dead at a poultry farm in India's western Gujarat state were infected with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, government officials said Saturday, announcing the country's second known
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India Confirms First Case of Bird Flu
RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM, Associated Press Writer AP Online 02-19-2006 Dateline: BOMBAY, IndiaDucks rest on a pond in Fromelles, near Lille, northern France, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006. The governement on Wednesday ordered all poultry in France to be either vaccinated or confined indoors as a precaution
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Indonesia says 20th person dies of bird flu as India confirms second outbreak...
SLOBODAN LEKIC, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-25-2006 Dateline: JAKARTA, IndonesiaIndonesia recorded its 20th human death from bird flu on Saturday, as authorities in India's western Gujarat state announced that country's second known outbreak of the disease among poultry farm
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India, France Confirm 1st Bird Flu Cases
RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM, Associated Press Writer AP Online 02-19-2006 Dateline: BOMBAY, IndiaFrench Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau, center, visits a chicken farm in Le Plantay, eastern France, Saturday Feb.18, 2006, near the village where a dead wild duck was found. Officials said it was
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India Reports First Case of Bird Flu
RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM, Associated Press Writer AP Online 02-18-2006 Dateline: BOMBAY, IndiaVeterinary doctor S.S. Dhokar inspects a hen at a poultry farm in Navapur town of Nandurbar district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, India, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. India's first case of bird flu has
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ADB praises India for quick response to bird flu.
ADB praises India for quick response to bird flu Manila, Mar 27 (PTI) Asian Development Bank has praised India for its transparent and quick response to Avian Influenza outbreak while some other countries have concealed this fact endangering humans. However, ADB expressed concern over lack of
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India, Bangladesh Try to Halt Bird Flu
India and Bangladesh searched for new cases of bird flu Thursday as authorities pressed ahead with plans to slaughter hundreds of thousands of birds in a bid to keep the outbreak from spreading, officials said. No human cases have been reported since the latest outbreak of bird flu was first
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India and Bangladesh try to contain bird flu outbreak as new deaths reported
India and Bangladesh searched for new cases of bird flu Thursday as authorities pressed ahead with plans to slaughter hundreds of thousands of birds in a bid to keep the outbreak from spreading, officials said. No human cases have been reported since the latest outbreak of bird flu was first
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