Bird Flu 2024 India. Following fresh outbreak in jharkhand, govt says avian influenza situation under control. Health workers in protective suits prepare to set fire after culling ducks following the detection of h5n8 strain of bird flu among domestic birds in alappuzha district, kerala.
Since 2003, 52% of humans cases of bird flu were fatal, as per who. Bird flu, which is carried by migrating wild birds and can then be transmitted between farms, has ravaged flocks around the globe in recent years, disrupting supply, pushing up food prices and raising concern of a risk of transmission to humans.