The outbreak of avian flu (H5N1) at the Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO) in Hesarghatta has understandably sent a scare among residents of the Bangalore city, but doctors say that there

Thousands of infected chickens, ducks and emus have been culled at a state-run poultry farm on Bangalore’s outskirts to contain the deadly avian (bird) flu, a senior official said on Tuesday.

“We hav

A research on mutant bird flu has been stopped for the time being in the wake of fears that it could be exploited by terrorists, say scientists.

The H5N1 strain of bird flu is potentially fatal when