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Bird flu resurfaces in Tamil Nadu after mass crow deaths in Chennai, triggering statewide surveillance
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (637+ words) More than 1,000 crows died across Chennai in late January and early February, with tests confirming the presence of the H5N1 avian influenza virus The deaths have triggered statewide surveillance in Tamil Nadu to prevent the virus spreading to poultry or humans…...
Bird flu warnings are being ignored. I’ve seen this pattern before
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (807+ words) The article highlights the growing threat of bird flu, drawing parallels to past failures in pandemic preparedness. Despite low human transmission rates, the virus's spread among birds and mammals is alarming. The piece warns of systemic issues in surveillance and…...
WAAW 2025: Promotion of backyard & rural poultry systems can help contain AMR in long term
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (790+ words) The Centre for Science and Environment's report during World AMR Awareness Week 2025 emphasises potential of backyard and rural poultry systems in India to combat antimicrobial resistance. India's backyard poultry population, including rural poultry, saw a 46 per cent growth from 2012, even…...
US reports first human bird flu case since February, source of infection undetermined so far
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (462+ words) Washington state has reported the first suspected human case of H5N1 bird flu in the US since February. The patient, an older adult with underlying conditions, remains in hospital as investigations continue. Officials have not yet identified the source of infection…...
Air and wastewater may drive H5N1 spread on US dairy farms, warns study
6+ mon, 9+ hour ago (425+ words) Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 can spread through the air in milking parlours, the exhaled breath of cows and contaminated wastewater, researchers have found. The findings, published on the preprint server bioRxiv by scientists from Emory University, suggest that airborne…...
Antibiotic usage in livestock to rise by 30% by 2040 — interventions needed: FAO
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (452+ words) Global livestock antibiotic use could rise by 30 per cent by 2040 compared to 2019, under a business-as-usual scenario (without targeted interventions), a new s Global livestock antibiotic use could rise by 30 per cent by 2040 compared to 2019, under a business-as-usual scenario (without targeted…...
After H5N1, US reports outbreak of deadly H7N9 strain of bird flu
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (638+ words) The state of Mississippi in the United States has reported an outbreak of the deadly H7N9 strain of the highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) virus in commercial poultry. The strain is known to have infected humans and birds. The infection was…...