WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India
(Reuters)-The World Health Organization on Tuesday said a case of human infection with bird flu caused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old child in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospital due to persistent severe respiratory issues, […]
Dairy farmer, father test positive for brucellosis in Kerala’s
A dairy farmer and his father in Vembayam, Thiruvananthapuram, have contracted brucellosis, a bacterial infection transmitted from animals to humans. The son initially developed symptoms such as high fever, an elevated platelet count, and facial swelling, and his father also experienced similar symptoms later. Both tested positive for brucellosis in a private laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram. […]
One Health and AMR, and the G20 Declaration
“We are One Earth, One Family and weshare One Future”, thus opens the G-20 New Delhi Leaders Declaration. The Preamble to the Declaration goes on to affirm that the leaders are committing to the theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” because “we meet at a defining moment in history where the decisions we make now will determine the […]
How can ‘One Health’ help India, and India help ‘One Health’?
The concept of ‘One Health’ is currently gaining popularity worldwide; India has of late been taking significant strides to deploy concepts and strategies rooted in this idea to bolster the way it responds to health crises. However, One Health is not a new concept. One Health is a holistic approach to problems that recognises the […]
India Not To Import Butter, Other Dairy Products-Rupala
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala on Friday made it clear that the country will not import dairy products like butter and the supplies will be improved with the help of huge untapped domestic sector. Rupala’s statement comes even as his ministry’s top official had last week stated that the stocks […]
Centre foresees ‘stagnation’ in milk production
The Centre is foreseeing “stagnation” in milk production and a possible scarcity in the availability of ghee and butter as an impact of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) that took the lives of about 1.89 lakh cattle recently. Union Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Rajesh Kumar Singh said all options, including import of certain milk products, would […]
Working towards animal health : Atul Chaturvedi
A collaboration is needed between veterinary science and human health experts to forge effective tools The developments unleashed by COVID-19 have once again put the spotlight on the pressing need to create greater collaborations and synergies between research on human health and animal health. India has a livestock population of 1.6 billion, that in turn […]