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Odisha Rolls Out Micro-Level Action Plan to Contain Bird Flu in Puri District

Bureau The News HashtagAugust 28, 2024August 28, 202404 mins

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr. Mukesh Mahaling, announced that a comprehensive micro and ground-level action plan to contain bird flu has been fully implemented following an outbreak in two blocks of Puri district. The outbreak, reported on 23 August 2024 in Satyabadi and Pipili blocks, had its epicenters at Raichakradharpur and Abalpur,…

First Cases of Bird Flu Reported in Antarctic Penguin Population

Bureau The News HashtagJanuary 31, 2024January 31, 202402 mins

Antarctica: The Antarctic region has recorded its first deaths in the penguin population due to bird flu. The highly contagious H5N1 virus is suspected to have caused the demise of a king penguin on South Georgia island, with a second case linked to the death of a gentoo penguin. Additionally, one confirmed case of a…