Three tigers and a leopard have died after getting infected from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, commonly known as ‘bird flu’, at the Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park in Nagpur.
The (HPAI) H5N1 virus is commonly known as ‘bird flu’.
This is the first instance of the disease having caused mortality among captive wildlife in India.
The virus has established its presence in 108 countries, across five continents.