Animal Diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

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 …

Anti-rabies program in Kataragama

Ahead of the Esala season, the Blue Paw Trust (BPT) together with the Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha have made arrangements to eradicate rabies from the sacred city through vaccinating and sterilizing stray dogs. The program will be held during the second week of June. It is has been discovered that there …

Swine Flu treatment available

A consignment of drugs (Oseltamivir) required for Swine Flu treatment arrived in Sri Lanka in response to a request from Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva. The consignment contains 15,000 capsules for the use of adults and 240 bottles of syrup for children and 2000 N 95 masks, …

LMC plan to set up pig colony

LUCKNOW: Alarmed with the emergence of swine flu, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is mulling to establish a pig colony, on the lines of cattle colony, which is situated on Hardoi road. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting attended by mayor, Dinesh Sharma, municipal commissioner, Shailesh …

Mexico says flu outbreak to dent 2009 growth

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The flu outbreak in Mexico could knock as much as half a percentage point off the country's economic growth this year, the government said on Tuesday, as it promised tax relief and emergency financing to affected companies. Finance Minister Agustin Carstens said the blow to the …

Afghanistan's Only Pig Quarantined In Flu Fear

Afghanistan's only known pig has been locked in a room, away from visitors to Kabul zoo where it normally grazes beside deer and goats, because people are worried it could infect them with the virus popularly known as swine flu. The pig is a curiosity in Muslim Afghanistan, where pork …

WHO H1N1 tally hits 1,124 in 21 nations

The World Health Organisation has raised its tally of confirmed human cases of swine flu to 1,124 from 1,025. There have been 26 confirmed deaths. The global body says 21 countries have now reported laboratory-confirmed cases. The US has 286 cases and one death. ? U.S. REPORTS 286 CONFIRMED CASES, …

SWINE FLU: OFFICIALS ON ALERT

While some local authourities said yesterday they were on alert to prevent the fast-spreading Swine Flu reaching Sri Lanka, some others stressed the need to fight diseases such as dengue which has already affected the Hambantota and Galle districts. Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) authourities said they were carrying out tests …

Flu outbreak waning, says Mexico

MEXICO CITY: Mexican officials have declared the influenza A(H1N1) epidemic to be waning, but medical experts worldwide say it is to early to make that call. Mexico began its first tentative steps toward normalcy, with Health Secretary Jose Cordova saying most businesses would reopen on Wednesday nationwide, citing ebb in …

Swine flu alert across farms

Ranchi, May 4: A swine flu alert has been sounded in the state. Taking precautionary measures to prevent outbreak, the administration today asked all civil surgeons and medical colleges to be on guard. On the other hand, Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), Ranchi, sent out SOS to more than 101 pig …

Quest for a vaccine against flu pandemic

N. Gopal Raj Two years ago, the Serum Institute of India based in Pune, the country

LMC to launch drive to catch pigs

Alarmed by the threat of swine flu, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has decided to conduct a drive to catch pigs across the city. Teams comprising health officials and professional pig catchers will be formed and they will be visiting the entire city and catch pigs. According to health officials, …

Swine flu fear may affect India's oil, oilseed market

Kunal Bose / Mumbai May 5, 2009, 0:12 IST The World Health Organisation gives the assurance that there is no risk of infection of swine flu virus from consumption of

Influenza: Deaths in Africa and Southeast Asia Add to Concerns Over Bird Flu

As the world was focusing on swine flu, or H1N1, this past week, there were worrisome developments with respect to bird flu, H5N1

Health Officials Begin to Ease Public Alerts About Swine Flu

Closing schools once a student falls ill with swine flu may no longer be worth the toll on students and families, because the illness will soon be present almost everywhere in the country and few cases have been severe, federal health authorities said Monday.

Five under observation for H1N1 virus, says govt

45,000 passengers have been screened across all airports. Five people have been kept under observation for the H1N1 virus in the country as of today, even as the death toll worldwide owing to the swine flu rose to 26. A total of 45,000 passengers have been screened across all airports …

Even as Fears of Flu Ebb, Mexicans Feel Stigma

Medical experts are calling the new influenza virus A(H1N1), but for many Mexicans it is simply a scarlet A. From Chile, where sports officials declined to host Mexican soccer teams, to China, where the authorities forced even healthy resident Mexicans and Mexican travelers into quarantine, Mexicans say they have been …

Canada Mulls WTO Action Against China Over Pork

Canada said on Monday it will pursue World Trade Organisation action against China if it maintains its ban on pork and hogs from the province of Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Saturday it had found the H1N1 flu virus in a swine herd in the western province of …

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