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2 more poultry farms near Maharashtra’s Navapur test positive for bird flu

May 14, 2026 5:10 pm

In a fortnight, close to four lakh chickens have been culled in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district because of bird flu.

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Nearly 4 lakh birds culled: Two more poultry farms test positive for bird flu in Maharashtra

May 13, 2026 8:22 pm

Approximately 45,000 poultry farm birds and around 6,000 backyard poultry birds fall within the newly declared epicentres that will be culled.

Bird flu containment intensifies in Maharashtra's Navapur; nearly 4 lakh chickens culled

May 11, 2026 12:40 pm

Authorities sent 59 samples to NIHSAD Bhopal as they seek to expand surveillance to backyard poultry and environmental contamination checks.

Bird flu spreads in Maharashtra’s Navapur, three more poultry farms test positive; culling may cross 4 lakh birds

May 07, 2026 10:13 pm

Fresh H5N1 detections in Nandurbar district trigger new containment zones.

Culling operations reach 2.5 lakh: 3 more poultry farms test positive for bird flu in Maharashtra's Navapur

May 07, 2026 7:18 pm

The Nandurbar authorities have ordered a fresh round of culling and are redrawing containment zones to halt the spread of the H5N1 virus.

The latest bird flu outbreak in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district has put health authorities on alert as experts warn that H5N1 avian influenza can occasionally infect humans and cause severe respiratory illness. (File Photo)

Bird flu outbreak in Maharashtra: How it infects humans and why experts are on alert

May 07, 2026 12:26 pm

While the disease primarily affects birds, health experts say certain strains of the virus, especially H5N1, can occasionally infect humans and cause severe illness.

'This time we don't have strength to rebuild': Bird flu hits western India's biggest egg-supply hub, again

May 06, 2026 12:42 pm

Avian influenza has returned to Maharashtra's Navapur for the third time in 20 years, culling over 2 lakh birds. For many farmers, the compensation gap and lack of vaccines make recovery harder each time.

Gujarat begins bird flu surveillance as Maharashtra culls 1.4 lakh chickens – 4 km from state border

May 04, 2026 5:54 am

No large scale morbidity or mortality registered due to avian influenza in Gujarat so far; 53 poultry samples sent to Bhopal for testing

The rapid response team in the process of inspecting the poultry farm at Navapur in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district

Maharashtra bird flu: 1.4 lakh chickens in Nandurbar to be culled in 5 days

May 02, 2026 6:08 pm

25 rapid response team to cull chickens from 7 farms in Nandurbar; 6K eggs destroyed

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Maharashtra bird flu outbreak: Administration on high alert, says commissioner of Animal Husbandry

May 01, 2026 7:58 pm

Authorities order the culling of 1.5 lakh chickens in Navapur after H5N1 bird flu is detected. Officials have established containment zones and strict surveillance to prevent the virus from spreading.