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Bird Flu
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Smallpox
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Chikunguniya
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -India has been declared free of Avian Influenza (H5N1).
Detailed explanation-2: -India had outbreaks of the flu among birds in 15 states between 2006 and 2015, and no humans have been infected in the country so far. India declared itself free of the virus in September 2019.
Detailed explanation-3: -India has declared itself free from Notifiable Avian Influenza (H5N1), commonly called bird flu, and notified the same to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Detailed explanation-4: -On 21 July 2021, the National IHR focal point of India notified WHO of one human case of avian Influenza A(H5N1) from Haryana state, northern India. This is the first reported case of human infection of influenza A(H5N1) virus in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -KOTTAYAM, India, Dec 20 (Reuters)-Hundreds of birds were culled in India’s southern state of Kerala where a district has seen a surge in the number of bird flu or avian influenza cases, local health officials told Reuters partner ANI.