Altered migration patters of birds may promote flu strains

Altered migration patterns of birds owing to La Nina weather patterns in the equatorial Pacific may promote development of dangerous new flu strains, a new study has revealed.Worldwide pandemics of influenza caused More...

War against Bird Flu declared: Odisha

Following a central directive, the state officials of Odisha (India), ordered a mass culling of poultry birds in Khurda district’s Keranga area on Thursday, January 12, 2012. This is to prevent the spread of avian More...

Bird Flu case detected in Odisha, officials cautioned

An alarm signal has been issued to all the district authorities; as a case of bird flu has been detected in the state of Odisha, India; an official told the media on Monday. Satyabrata Sahu, secretary of the fishery More...