The authorities have detected a bird flu case at a government poultry farm in Jashore -- the first in Bangladesh since 2018 -- raising concerns among farmers.

The patient, aged over 65, had been hospitalized in the southern state since at least mid-December

US confirmed 61 human cases since April, mostly in dairy workers

Officials said the infection probably came from a bird or animal.

Two of the pigs tested negative for bird flu, while results are pending for the other two. The infected pig showed no signs of illness, according to the agency.

The person was the 14th to test positive for bird flu in the US this year, and the first without known contact with animals.

China reported an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu at a farm in Shaoyang city of the southern province of Hunan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs says.

Environment Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud yesterday told parliament that 21 species of migratory birds may carry avian influenza (also commonly known as bird flu) virus to Bangladesh during the winter season.

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declares a state of emergency due to a rapidly expanding avian flu outbreak, saying the entire state was at risk from the spread of the disease.

DISEASES contracted from birds and animals have become a serious threat to humans all over the world and Bangladesh is no exception.