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Bird flu takes flight again why states are on alert
Bird flu takes flight again why states are on alert | India Today Insight
Thousands of dead birds in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Gujarat trigger off a nation-wide alert. The WHO believes the current strain can mutate to become more contagious for humans.
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Health workers in protective suits prepare to set fire after culling ducks following the detection of H5N8 strain of bird flu among domestic birds in Alappuzha district, Kerala, January 5 (AP Photo/Prakash Elamakkara)
Even as India was getting a handle on the Covid crisis, the end of 2020 brought news of another virus. Over the past two weeks, thousands of birds in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Gujarat were found dead, marking the entry of the highly pathogenic avian influenza into India yet again. This strain of the virus mainly infects birds, but can also infect humans.