Owl dead in Delhi zoo infected Muzaffarnagar crow samples +ve

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owl in Delhi zoo has been found to have been infected with bird flu, officials said. "The zoo saw the death of a brown fish owl in its captivity. Its cloacal, tracheal and ocular swabs were sent to animal husbandry unit of the Delhi govt for serological examination," director Ramesh Pandey said.

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from crows found dead in Muzaffarnagar have tested positive, a senior scientist at Bareilly-based Indian Vet Research Institute said. “Af ter the samples from Muzaffarnagar, a report was sent to the administration there, chief scientist and IVRI in-charge, VK Gupta said.

fluenza in other districts, but if samples confirm the infection, further steps will be initiated,” Dhruv said.