The sale and movement of birds (both within and outside) in all districts affected by bird flu should be banned until March 2025, says a study by a government-appointed panel of experts.

The state is sending a second surveillance team to Malda’s Kalichak following WHO’s confirmation of a human case of bird flu in India, after the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old child.

The child had been in contact with poultry both at home and in the local environment. According to the agency, the child's family or other contacts have not reported respiratory illness symptoms.

A 59-year-old man in Mexico City has died after contracting a subtype of bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. The man, who had prior health complications, succumbed to the virus on April 24.

The Animal Husbandry department has officially verified the outbreak of avian flu at the Kerala Government Duck Farm located in Niranom, Pathanamthitta.