Unusual death of 16 birds in Delhi; bird flu in 6 states
New Delhi, Jan. 8: The Centre on Friday said bird flu has been confirmed so far in Kerala, Rajasthan, MP, Himachal, Haryana and Gujarat, and asked these six states to contain the disease as per the action plan.
Unusual mortality of 16 birds has also been reported at DDA park Hastsal Village in Delhi, and samples have been sent to a testing lab. But deputy CM Manish Sisodia had said on Thursday that there is no case of bird flu in Delhi yet and asked officials to keep a close watch on poultry birds coming in from neighbouring states to prevent any infection. States that are still unaffected by Avian Influenza ( AI) have been requested to keep a vigil on any unusual mortality among birds and to report immediately so that necessary measures are taken in the fastest possible time, an official statement said.
“Unusual mortality of 16 birds has also been reported in DDA park Hastsal Village, Delhi. The animal husbandry department has reportedly taken precautionary measures and sent samples to ICAR- NIHSAD and a report is awaited,” the statement said.
New Delhi, Jan. 8: The Centre on Friday said bird flu has been confirmed so far in Kerala, Rajasthan, MP, Himachal, Haryana and Gujarat, and asked these six states to contain the disease as per the action plan.
Unusual mortality of 16 birds has also been reported at DDA park Hastsal Village in the national capital, and samples have been sent to a testing lab. “So far, the disease has been confirmed from six states ( Kerala, Rajasthan, MP, Himachal, Haryana and Gujarat).
“It is learnt that culling operations have been completed in both the affected districts of
Kerala. The disinfection process is underway,” according to an official statement. States that are still unaffected by avian influenza ( AI) have been requested to keep a vigil on any unusual mortality among birds and to report immediately so that necessary measures are taken in the fastest possible time, it added.
Central teams have been deployed to visit the affected states of Kerala, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for monitoring and for epidemiological investigation.
The government said that in Haryana, there has been confirmation of Avian Influenza positive samples from ICAR- NIHSAD
in poultry ( two poultry farms) of the Panchkula district. Positive samples have also been reported in migratory birds in the Junagadh district, Gujarat, and in crows in Sawai Madhopur, Pali, Jaisalmer and Mohar districts of Rajasthan.
Therefore, the department of animal husbandry and dairying has suggested the affected states to contain the disease as per the Action Plan on Avian Influenza.
The government said awareness among poultry farmers and the general public ( consumers of eggs and chicken) about the disease is of foremost importance.