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CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (338+ words) Updated - April 28, 2026 05: 06 pm IST At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said. Backyard poultry include birds like chicken, ducks,…...
Bengaluru H5 N1 outbreak: No human cases detected after 10-day surveillance
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (231+ words) Surveillance was carried out across 22 villages within a 10 km radius, covering a population of 28, 172. Multiple rounds of field visits and sanitation measures were undertaken during the 10-day period in accordance with protocol. Published - April 25, 2026 04: 17 pm IST - Bengaluru No human cases…...
Poultry sector feels the heat as bird deaths rise; farmers hit hard
1+ week, 4+ day ago (286+ words) Updated - April 20, 2026 12: 28 am IST - KOCHI The scorching summer has dealt a severe blow to the poultry industry, with farm owners from different parts of the State flagging a sharp rise in broiler chicken mortality as birds struggle to withstand the…...
Poultry sector feels heat as birds keep falling dead
1+ week, 4+ day ago (292+ words) The poultry industry faces a crisis as extreme heat increases bird mortality and reduces egg production, impacting farmers statewide. Published - April 19, 2026 07: 46 pm IST - KOCHI The scorching summer has dealt a severe blow to the poultry industry, with farm owners from…...
Bird flu in Bengaluru? H5 N1 virus detected in Hesaraghatta poultry centre; no need for panic, says Dinesh Gundu Rao
1+ week, 6+ day ago (113+ words) You are logged in You don't have any Active Subscription. Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Products you've access to Updated - April 18, 2026 01: 41 am IST - Bengaluru The detection of H5 N1 avian influenza virus at a poultry training centre…...
Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Kottayam district
2+ week, 4+ day ago (359+ words) Preventive measures have been intensified after H5 N1 was confirmed in ward 16 of Udayanapuram grama panchayat in Vaikom taluk In a major blow to poultry farmers, authorities have confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in Kottayam district According…...
Chicken prices cool off, margins stay scrambled
3+ week, 6+ day ago (424+ words) The Hindu Chicken prices are no longer pecking feverishly at purses A sharp fall in rates has led to a noticeable uptick in footfall at retail outlets, say traders. The prices were high during Ramzan, and especially around Eid (March…...
Thousands of chickens die at poultry farm near Rasipuram
4+ week, 1+ day ago (94+ words) The Hindu Thousands of chickens die at poultry farm near Rasipuram Updated - April 01, 2026 07: 24 pm IST - NAMAKKAL The death of thousands of chickens at a private poultry farm near Rasipuram has caused concern among residents here. Recently, chickens at the farm…...
Diagnostic, toxicology lab for poultry sector in East Godavari
4+ week, 2+ day ago (106+ words) The Hindu Diagnostic, toxicology lab for poultry sector in East Godavari Updated - March 31, 2026 09: 17 pm IST East Godavari District Collector Kirthi Chekuri announced that a disease diagnostic and toxicology lab for the poultry sector is proposed to be set up in…...
Chhattisgarh: Bird flu kills 4, 400 chickens in Bilaspur; surveillance intensified
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (718+ words) Updated - March 25, 2026 09: 30 am IST - Bilaspur At least 4, 400 chickens have died following a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak at a State-run poultry farm in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, prompting authorities to intensify surveillance within a 10-kilometre radius, officials said. Veterinary Department's joint…...