Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Rajasthan have confirmed that they have found avian flu in their states. Cases have also been found in at least 10 European countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, UK, etc. Japan and South Korea have also reported cases.In India, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued an Advisory to the state teams, asking them to monitor the situation among birds and to remain on high alert.
What is bird flu or avian flu?
Avian flu is a kind of influenza (flu) that mainly affects birds. All flus are caused by viruses. The virus that causes bird flu is called H5N1. It causes serious damage to bird populations. The virus has been known to spread to humans if they are close to the infected birds very often.
