Earlier, the officials had said that 10 samples from three areas – Mayur Vihar Phase-3, Sanjay Lake and Dwarka Sector-9 – tested positive for avian influenza.
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AURANGABAD: Maharashtra is the latest state to have reported bird flu case after around 900 hens died in the last few days at a poultry farm in Maharashtra s Parbhani district. According to officials, bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of death of these chickens after their samples were sent for testing at a lab.
The district administration has now decided to cull nearly 8,000 birds in Murumba village where these hens died, Collector Deepak Muglikar told PTI. The cause of the death has been confirmed as bird flu. Hence, we have decided to cull all the birds in one-km radius of the place where these deaths took place, the collector told PTI.
spreading from person to person, which would of course be a critical development and would cause a serious epidemic potentially. but now the world health organization is investigating suspicious clusters of the virus within families. so it s a sign what one family member could have actually infected another. at least 28 people have contracted the virus in china. and this, a bizarre twist, chinese police have now detained at least ten people for spreading rumors just spreading rumors about the virus. they allegedly made up reports of bird flu cases and then posted them on blogs. can only imagine the panic that can cause. not something umt to kid about really. here s more of what we re working on this hour for around the world. chicago has suffered from gun violence more than most cities in the u.s. well, this hour first lady michelle obama is trying to do something about it. she is in her hometown of chicago speaking to high school students. going to bring that to you live as
children. i m craig melvin. good saturday to you. here is quick look at other top stories making news now. four americans killed in separate attacks in afghanistan today. one american civilian was killed in an insurgent attack in southern afghanistan. three more u.s. troops were killed in afghanistan in a separate attack today. the death toll in thursday s building collapse in mumbai, india, has now climbed to at least 72. local officials say the seven-story building was made with poor materials and was also made without proper zoning approvals. a new strain of the bird flu killed six people in china. officials are slaughtering chickens to stop the disease from spreading there. in this country, u.s. officials say at this point, there have been no reported bird flu cases. you mention 2016 and democrat it is and hillary clinton is the first name that continues to pop up. the former secretary of state remains the most talked about democratic possibility to replace president obama