Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Four Chinese regions reported a total of 10 human cases of H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday. Health authorities in the southern province of Guangdong said four more human H7N9 infections were confirmed on Tuesday. Neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Fujian Province each confirmed one more case. Also popular: China …
A 59-year-old man having close contact with live poultry died on Monday morning of the H7N9 flu virus, the first of its kind in central China's Hunan province, local authority said. A separate statement issued by the health department of Guangdong province on Monday said a patient surnamed Xie died …
A cull of 20,000 chickens was under way in Hong Kong today after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported from mainland China, days before Lunar New Year. Fears over avian flu have grown following the deaths of two men from the H7N9 strain in Hong …
A deadly virus is stalking the big cats, but the State Forest department is yet to wake up to the warning. Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) has reportedly affected tigers in the northern and eastern parts of the country, killing two cubs in Patna Zoo, a couple of months ago. Member …
A day after 22 spotted deer died at the Kanan Pendari Zoo Park in Chhattisgarh, investigations have revealed that the deaths were caused due to Anthrax bacterial infection. "Spotted deer died due Anthrax infection. Analysis of symptoms confirms that the animals were infected by bacteria called Bacillus anthracis", Principal Chief …
Canine distemper virus, common in dogs and deadly to other carnivores, has killed at least four tigers in past year India is scrambling to protect its beleaguered tiger population after several big cats tested positive for a virus common among dogs but deadly to other carnivores. In the past year …
Six more people in China have been confirmed as infected with the new H7N9 strain of bird flu and one of them has died, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday. Three of the other five patients are in either a serious or a critical condition in hospital, while …
The district surveillance unit of the health department had taken note of accumulation of nullah water in the lake of the Kanpur zoo which is a breeding ground for the various bacterial diseases. The district epidemiologist (medical scientist) has been entrusted the responsibility of preparing a report regarding the prevailing …
The government has provided a total of Rs 231.7 million in compensation to poultry farmers hit by bird flu this year. The avian flu outbreak during mid-July to mid September period affected farmers from 12 districts. Besides three districts in the Kathmandu valley, the districts that were hit hard were …
Another 50,000 Animals Affected, According To Disease Control Statistics Thrissur: The foot-andmouth disease has claimed 4,300 head of cattle in the state till December 31, besides affecting over 50,000 animals, according to the latest statistics of the Animal Disease Control Project (ADCP) office in Thiruvananthapuram. Project state coordinator Dr J …
An unprecedented wintertime outbreak of West Nile virus has killed more than two dozen bald eagles in Utah and thousands of water birds around the Great Salt Lake, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday. At least 27 bald eagles have died this month in the northern and central parts of …
An outbreak of H5N2 bird flu in poultry has been reported in north China's Hebei Province, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced on Saturday. The disease has killed 4,000 chickens raised by a farm in Baoding City after they showed symptoms of the suspected avian flu on December 17, according …
Cattle grazing, movement of humans help spread disease Wild animal populations of Kerala are at risk of contracting foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which may prove fatal. The outbreak is most likely to affect ungulates, wildlife experts say. Two instances of gaur deaths owing to acute FMD infection were reported from the …
Foot-and-mouth disease in cattle has become acute at different upazilas in Lalmonirhat district in recent times, much to the concern of the cattle owners and rearers. At least 30 cattle died of the disease and more than 100 cattle have been affected at different villages in several upazilas in the …
The Ministry of Agriculture Development has so far provided a compensation of 211 million 679 thousand rupees to the poultry farmers and businesses concerned for the loss of chicks, eggs, bird feed and chicken due to the spread of bird flu at six different places. The rapid spread of avian …
Marked drop in milk production; local sales take a beating The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the district has claimed 114 head of cattle, District Animal Husbandry Officer Tom K. Mathew has said on Monday. Of the 114, 98 are cows and the rest calves. The disease broke out in …
Researchers investigated peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infection in cattle and wildlife in northern Tanzania. No wildlife from protected ecosystems were seropositive. However, cattle from villages where an outbreak had occurred among small ruminants showed high PPR seropositivity, indicating that spillover infection affects cattle. Thus, cattle could be of value …
The World Livestock 2013: Changing disease landscapes looks at the evidence of changing disease dynamics involving livestock and explores three key areas: the Pressure, including drivers and risk factors that contribute to disease emergence, spread and persistence; the State, describing the disease dynamics that result from the Pressure and their …
Dog bites: Dewathang military hospital received five dog bite cases within three hours on a single day last week. Except for one, it was found that all others were bitten by a rabid dog inside the military campus. On the following day, two more were admitted, after they were also …
A 20-year-old woman who was hospitalised in Taiwan in May 2013 with shortness of breath has been found to be infected with a novel H6N1 avian influenza virus subtype. The woman did not come in contact with poultry or have a travel history three months prior to getting infected with …
