African Swine Fever detected in the North West
Zeerust in the North West has reportedly been hit by an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. It was reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Wednesday, according to the Department
Avian Flu
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The return of Avian Flu
Bird Flu returned to haunt India, only a month after India was declared free from avian influenza (H5N1) on September 5, 2016. Two days into the death of nine water birds in Delhi, at least 10 more birds
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Avian influenza A (H7N9) and (H5N1) infections among poultry and swine workers and the general population in Beijing, China, 2013–2015
<p>Although several studies have reported seroprevalences of antibody against avian influenza A(H7N9) virus among poultry workers in southern China, results have varied and data in northern China are scarce.
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India declares itself free from bird flu
India is free from Avian influenza (H5N1), popularly known as bird flu, from September 5, the department of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries in the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare has
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MIT’s Customizable RNA Vaccine Allows For Rapid Deployment to Ebola-Stricken Areas
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new type of customizable vaccine that could work against Ebola and other disease outbreaks, and could be deployed faster than
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Swine flu: 2009 pandemic that killed 17,000 came from one small region in Central Mexico
The H1N1 swine flu pandemic of 2009 originated from pigs in a small region in Central Mexico, scientists have discovered. It is the first time that the geographic origin of an influenza pandemic has been
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China's Liaoning reports new H7N9 case
SHENYANG-- Health authorities in northeast China's Liaoning Province confirmed one H7N9 case Thursday. The male patient, 67, lives in Tiexi District of Shenyang, the provincial capital. He got a fever
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Beijing reports new H7N9 case
BEIJING - Beijing health authorities confirmed on Wednesday that a rural resident is being treated for human H7N9 infection in the capital. The patient, identified by her surname Chen, is a 68 years
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Antibodies triggered by avian influenza virus vaccine illuminate a new path toward a universal flu vaccine
Diverse antibodies induced in humans by vaccination with an avian influenza virus vaccine may offer broader, more durable protection against multiple strains of influenza than today's vaccines typically
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Cameroon hit by a bird flu outbreak in a major poultry facility
A bird flu outbreak has killed 15,000 fowls at a neighbourhood in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon. The deaths, linked to the Avian Influenza, were confirmed by Cameroon’s national veterinary laboratory.
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Bird flu scare: BBP stops feeding chicken to zoo carnivores
Though there is no fear, the move to stop feeding poultry to animals is a precautionary measure, ZAK chairperson Rehana Banu has said. In wake of bird flu scare in Karnataka, the Bannerghatta Biological