An Education Officer has been booked by the officers of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a teacher in exchange for facilitating his posting at a school in Vasai Taluka.
Avian influenza, an infection which primarily affects birds, can also infect humans. The most common type of bird flu is H5N1 which can be easily contracted by humans and other animals if they come in contact with a carrier of the virus. These viruses, have however, not gained the power to transmit from human to human.