Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Current Affairs, GK & News
H5N1 bird flu Outbreak in Patna & Maharashtra
According to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), India reported an outbreak of highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry research farm in state of Bihar. In similar incident, state administration of Maharashtra also confirmed on February 17, 2022, that poultry birds at a small farm in Thane have succumbed to H5N1. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Bird Flu • Global spread of H5N1 • H5N1 • H5N1 bird flu Outbreak in Patna & Maharashtra • Influenza A virus subtype H5N1
UK: First human case of Avian flu
United Kingdom has reported the first human case of Avian flu. A 79-year-old man named Alan Gosling is the first UK resident to catch the H5N1 strain of bird flu. He kept pet ducks at his home in England. What is Avian Influenza? Avian influenza is also known as avian flu or bird flu. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Avian influenza • Global spread of H5N1 • H5N1 • Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 • UK: First human case of Avian flu
Bird Flu outbreak in India
The Bird Flu in India has been reported in wild Geese in Himachal Pradesh, ducks in Kerala, crows in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Also, in Haryana more than one lakh poultry birds have died mysteriously in the last few days. The Kerala Government recently declared Avian Influenza as State Disaster. In Kerala more than 1,700 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Avian influenza • Bird Flu • H5N1 • H5N8 • Influenza • Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 • Transmission and infection of H5N1 • World Health Organisation (WHO)
Avian Influenza outbreak in Japan
The Avian influenza disease was recently discovered at a poultry farm in Hyuga City of Japan. Around 40,000 chicken in every big farm are being slaughtered and buried. Also, the exports in and around 3 km radius around the infected farms have been restricted. In all around 1.8 million chicken have been culled so far ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Avian influenza • Influenza • Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 • Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 • Influenza pandemic • Influenza vaccine • Japan • World Health Organisation (WHO)
India free from Avian Influenza (H5N1)
India has been declared free from Avian Influenza (H5N1) by the OIE-World Organisation for Animal Health. The status will last only till another outbreak is reported. H5N1 is a highly contagious viral disease that particularly affects domestic poultry such as chickens, turkeys and ducks. The virus can also infect humans causing death in some cases.
Topics: Avian influenza • Global spread of H5N1 • Health • Influenza • Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 • Transmission and infection of H5N1 • Veterinary medicine • Viruses
World Health Organisation launches new Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently launched new Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030 aimed at protecting people in all countries from the threat of influenza. The strategy will provide a framework for WHO alongside countries and other partners to work to prevent seasonal influenza, control the spread of the infection from animals to humans ..
Topics: Flu season • Health • Influenza • Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 • Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 • Influenza pandemic • Influenza vaccine • Pandemic • Prevention • RTT • Viruses