India’s Bird Flu Scare: 25,000 Chickens Will Be Culled In Thane Near Mumbai
Approximately 25,000 birds are set to be culled in Thane, near Mumbai, after a bird flu scare. Earlier this week, Thane’s CEO, Dr Bhausaheb Dangde, informed the media that tests carried out on several chickens found they died of the H5N1 avian influenza. Dead bird samples have been sent to a lab for testing. A […]
New Bird Flu Outbreak In Israel Kills Over 5,000 Cranes
A massive outbreak of avian bird flu in Israel has killed more than 5,000 cranes, which authorities describe as a “worst blow” to wildlife in the country’s history. Cranes that had died in northern Israel’s Hula Nature Reserve were discovered Sunday. At least 5,200 migratory cranes have died in Northern Israel, and farmers have been […]