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What is H5N1 virus and why has its spread caused pandemic-like fears

H5N1 scare increasing again in 2025?
Published on May 02, 2025 07:34 AM IST

US prepares for potential pandemic as new virus spreads in all 50 states

H5N1 avian flu virus' ongoing presence in mammals raises the possibility of shifts that could allow for human-to-human transmission, according to the Global Virus Network (GVN).
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 02:50 PM IST

Global public health risk of bird flu remains low: WHO

A health worker takes a sample from a hen to test for bird flu in Noida. (Sunil Ghosh/ HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 18, 2025 05:22 PM IST

The plot chickens: Why the price of eggs is soaring (in some parts)

At a poultry farm. (Adobe Stock)
Published on Apr 04, 2025 04:40 PM IST

2-year-old girl died due to bird flu in Andhra Pradesh: Official

Officials said the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) confirmed that the girl had contracted bird flu after testing her sample.
Published on Apr 02, 2025 09:08 PM IST

US turns to Brazil for eggs and considers other sources during bird flu outbreak

US turns to Brazil for eggs and considers other sources during bird flu outbreak
Updated on Mar 24, 2025 03:31 PM IST

Survey reveals concerning number of Americans still believe raw milk is healthy

Is your "healthy" raw milk hiding bird flu? Experts weigh in!
Updated on Mar 24, 2025 02:00 PM IST

H5N1 bird flu in cow milk may resist antivirals: Study reveals

The current antivirals are not effective against severe infection caused by bird flu virus in cows' milk.
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 04:01 PM IST

USA asks Lithuania for eggs after Finland and Denmark: ‘Door to door begging’

The US has approached several European countries for egg exports.
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 08:16 AM IST

Bird flu in North America: What all to know about the outbreak

A view shows a sign with bird flu protocols on the door of a poultry house at the University of California, Davis.
Published on Mar 18, 2025 11:05 PM IST

Finland refuses to export eggs to the US, Reddit says ‘Trump diplomacy at play’

Egg prices in the US are shattering records amid an outbreak of bird flu (Representational image)
Updated on Mar 17, 2025 07:30 AM IST

US customs seizing more eggs than drugs at Canada border: Report

More eggs and poultry products are being illegally smuggled from Canada to the US than fentanyl.
Updated on Mar 09, 2025 08:42 AM IST

Bird flu: Mass culling in three districts in Karnataka

Bird flu: Mass culling in three districts in Karnataka
Published on Mar 01, 2025 04:58 PM IST

Bird flu cases detected in Raichur, Chikkaballapur and Ballari districts

Bird flu: The virus generally occurs among wild aquatic birds and can infect domestic poultry, other birds, and animals.
Updated on Feb 28, 2025 03:09 PM IST

MP town reports India's first cases of H5N1 flu in domestic cats

Mutation of the H5N1 virus from birds to mammals has raised concerns that it could come to affect humans as well. (Representative image)
Updated on Feb 27, 2025 10:18 PM IST

2 people hospitalised with bird flu in Wyoming and Ohio, CDC confirms

2 people hospitalised with bird flu in Wyoming and Ohio, CDC confirms (Photo by Tami Chappell / AFP)
Published on Feb 25, 2025 09:21 AM IST

Household cats in danger: Study connects unpasteurized milk to deadly bird flu

Cats are susceptible to bird flu transmission from humans.
Updated on Feb 21, 2025 01:28 PM IST

Hundreds could be infected with H5N1 bird flu without symptoms: Are you at risk?

Shocking discovery: Bird flu may be spreading undetected among humans!
Published on Feb 20, 2025 01:13 PM IST

Karnataka bars poultry vehicles from entering as neighbouring states report bird flu cases

Maharashtra’s Kolhapur and Latur districts, which share a border with Belagavi and Bidar, and the regions adjoining Telangana and Andhra Pradesh near Ballari and Raichur, have reported a rise in bird flu cases. (ANI)
Published on Feb 20, 2025 06:40 AM IST

USDA trying to ‘rectify’ after accidentally firing the bird flu officials

(Image for representation) The USDA acknowledged mistakenly firing employees responding to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.
Published on Feb 19, 2025 09:26 AM IST

Egg prices in US soar to as high as 860 a dozen amid bird flu scare

A sign for customers shopping for eggs at Trader Joe’s hangs by the cartons in Merrick, New York, February 16, 2025.
Updated on Feb 17, 2025 10:40 AM IST

Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home

Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home
Published on Feb 15, 2025 08:23 PM IST

Andhra issues alert amid bird flu scare in poultry sector

The affected areas house around 350 poultry farms, producing approximately 24 million eggs daily, with significant exports to states like Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal, and Assam. The sudden outbreak has led to mass culling, causing financial distress to poultry farmers. (AFP)
Published on Feb 13, 2025 08:32 AM IST

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows
Published on Feb 06, 2025 06:01 AM IST

Bird flu outbreak in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh: 17,000 chickens, quails culled

Chhattisgarh: Bird flu outbreak in Raigarh; 17,000 chickens, quails culled (Representational Image)
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 12:43 PM IST

Scotland’s chief vet officer confirms bird flu outbreak in Angus

The restrictions put in place stop the movement of poultry, carcases, eggs, used poultry litter and manure (Alamy/PA)
Published on Jan 11, 2025 04:45 AM IST

Nagpur zoo halts chicken feed after tigers, leopard die from bird flu

Following the deaths of three tigers and a leopard at a wildlife rescue station in the city, the Maharajbagh Zoo in Nagpur has temporarily ceased feeding chicken to its wild animals.
Published on Jan 10, 2025 09:28 AM IST

Nagpur: 3 tigers died of avian flu possibly after eating chicken, says minister

A veterinary team of Maharajbagh Zoo sanitises the cages of tigers and leopards as a precaution against H5N1 virus, in Nagpur, Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025. Three tigers and a leopard died of H5N1 virus at an animal rescue centre in Nagpur recently.
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 10:48 AM IST

US logs first bird flu death in Louisiana; man ‘was in contact with sick birds'

An individual in Louisiana who was hospitalised due to severe respiratory symptoms was the first documented bird flu fatality in the United States.
Published on Jan 07, 2025 04:39 PM IST

US to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring amid spread of virus

There have been 61 cases of bird flu in the US since April 2024
Published on Jan 03, 2025 09:47 PM IST