Even as the pandemic plays out and the vaccine throws its shadow over all of us, bird flu is a cause for concern across the country. Reports in this paper and across the country have focussed on avian influenza, with leaders assuring people that the possibility of transmission from birds to humans is very less.

There has also been a noticeable fall in the poultry business. Many poultry stores have downed shutters. Several others are reporting falling rates of chicken and eggs.