UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 17 May 2025 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Source: BS Context: Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, reported its first case of bird flu on a commercial poultry farm, raising alarms over global poultry supply chains. About Bird Flu: What is Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)? Bird flu is a viral infection caused by influenza Type A viruses, primarily affecting birds, but it can …
Source: NIE Context: The Jharkhand health department has issued an alert on bird flu (H5N1) outbreak after its detection at Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi. About Bird Flu (Avian Influenza): What is Bird Flu? Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) is an infectious disease caused by Influenza A viruses, primarily affecting birds but capable of spreading to humans. …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Health. Context: Fresh cases of bird flu have been confirmed in the Kuttanad region of Kerala. Response teams have been formed for culling birds in affected areas. Samples have tested positive for the H5N1 influenza virus. What is bird flu? Also called avian influenza. It …
Context: Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has been reported from Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in recent weeks. In recent, reports of unusual deaths of a large number of birds, including wild ones, started coming in from many States, indicating that the virus is being …
Topics Covered: economics of animal-rearing. Bird Flu: Context: Kerala on alert after bird flu in two districts. H5N8 subtype of Influenza A virus reported in ducks. About Avian influenza (bird flu): It is a viral infection that can infect not only birds, but also humans and other animals. Most forms of the virus are restricted …
