Avian influenza in India 2021 Latest updates: Cases reported in Kerala, Himachal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

Cases of bird flu have been reported in various parts of the country. In Himachal Pradesh, the Kangra Kangra District Magistrate today issued an order completely prohibiting the sale / purchase / export of poultry / poultry / fish of any breed / age and their related products (eggs, meat, chicken, etc.) in Fatehpur, Dehra, Jawali and Indora areas of Kangra. No movement of human beings will be allowed within a one kilometer radius of the Pong Dam or the alert zone declared by the Kangra district administration, according to the official order.

Samples from five dead rod-headed goose birds at the Wildlife Sanctuary, Pong Dam, Himachal Pradesh, tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus, ANI reported. Dr. Vikram Singh, Senior Veterinary Pathologist with the State Department of Livestock, said that for the past 3-4 days, there has been a large-scale mortality among barhead geese (migratory birds). According to the latest records, around 1,775 birds have died in recent days.

Avian flu in Rajasthan

State officials said on Monday (January 4, 2021) that more than 170 new bird deaths were reported in Rajasthan today. According to the department of animal husbandry, more than 425 deaths of crows, herons and other birds have been reported so far in the state, PTI reported.

Officials said that in Jhalawar, carcass samples sent to the National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) recently confirmed avian influenza. However, the report of bird deaths in other districts is yet to come. “So far, more than 425 birds, mostly crows, have died in parts of the state. Bird flu has only been confirmed in Jhalawar. The report of other deaths is yet to come, ”the officials quoted PTI as saying.

Bird flu in Kerala

Bird flu outbreak has been reported in some parts of Kottayam and Alappuzha districts in Kerala. The authorities have ordered the slaughter of ducks, chickens and other domestic birds within a radius of one kilometer of the affected areas.

According to a PTI report, Kottayam district authorities said bird flu was reported at a duck farm in Neendoor. Around 1,500 ducks have died on the farm. Similarly, an outbreak of bird flu was also reported on some farms in the Kuttanad region of Alappuzha district.

State Animal Husbandry Minister K Raju said in Thiruvananthapuram that the government would compensate farmers whose domestic birds will be slaughtered. According to state officials, some 40,000 birds will need to be euthanized to control the spread of the H5N8 virus.

Avian flu in Madhya Pradesh

Cases of bird flu have been confirmed in dead crows in Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

Bird flu in Himachal Pradesh

Avian influenza has been detected in the state in migratory birds found dead in Lake Pong Dam in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal is the fourth state to report cases of the dreaded avian influenza in recent days. So far, 1,800 migratory birds, most of them rod-headed geese, have been found dead in the lake sanctuary. The PTI informed Senior Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Archana Sharma that, as stated below, the Indian Institute of Veterinary Research laboratory in Bareilly detected avian influenza in samples from dead birds.