Indian authorities ordered the culling of about 200,000 ducks and chicken after an outbreak of a highly-infectious bird flu virus--as the government sought to prevent it from spreading to humans.

Health workers have killed about 4,000 ducks and chickens at a government-run farm in the remote northeastern Indian state of Tripura after some tested positive for bird flu, a government official ...

Historically, chicken producers selected birds for breeding based on certain desirable traits. Size was important for broilers, while egg production was critical for layers. Despite the fact that ...

With more than 130 million birds and nearly 1,000 dairy herds affected by bird flu, you may be wondering if eating poultry, dairy and eggs is safe. Here's what we know about its risk to our food.

Isolates of a common poultry pathogen collected from animals in Indian bird markets were mostly resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics. The study provides the first data on prevalence and ...

Experts urge immediate government approval of indigenous bird flu vaccines to protect India's poultry sector from potential outbreaks and financial losses, highlighted during the IPSA conference ...