Highlights 1 The dreaded bird flu has taken wing in the Capital yet again2 Bird flu first broke out in India in 20063 Most strains of bird flu do not usually infect humans, according to the World Health Organization. The dreaded bird flu has taken wing in the Capital yet again, shutting down the city zoo and leaving the poultry market ill at ease. These include the Ghazipur murga mandi, Nizamuddin poultry market, Yamuna Biodiversity Park, Najafgarh drain as well as the Delhi Zoo. Also Read: India declares itself free from bird flu: All about itWHAT HAPPENS WHEN ONE SUFFERS FROM BIRD FLUMost strains of bird flu do not usually infect humans, according to the World Health Organization. Animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi blamed the Delhi Zoo director for the deaths of the birds in the complex.

Source: India Today October 20, 2016 00:22 UTC