Avian influenza is an infectious viral illness caused by Type A viruses that primarily affect wild aquatic birds and poultry, causing large-scale die-offs. The Gujarat government carried out surveillance of poultry farms in Tapi district for the third day on Sunday following chickens in neighbouring Maharashtra tested positive for avian influenza or bird flu, leading to a large-scale culling of birds across the border. Avian influenza is an infectious viral illness caused by Type A viruses that primarily affect wild aquatic birds and poultry, causing large-scale die-offs. The last time this zoonotic epidemic hit the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra was in 2021.…