NEW DELHI: The scare of avian influenza or avian flu it spread to different parts of the country on Friday.
The Center held a meeting with the states to learn about the status of the avian influenza outbreak. He also suggested measures to states / UT to control and prevent the spread of the disease.
So far, six states have confirmed the presence of bird smoke: Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat. In Haryana, more than 1.60 lakh of birds will be slaughtered after a sample tested positive.
“Slaughter operations have been known to be completed in the two affected districts of Kerala. The disinfection process is underway,” according to an official statement.
In the national capital, the death of 20 crows in recent days has created panic among residents. An unusual mortality of 16 birds was also reported in the DDA Hastsal Village park in the national capital, and the samples were sent to a testing laboratory.
Core teams have been deployed to visit the affected states of Kerala, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for monitoring and epidemiological investigation.
The Center had said on Wednesday that an outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu had been reported in 12 epicenters in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, while Haryana is on high alert due to unusual mortality in poultry farms in Panchkula.
In Haryana, more than 1.60 lakh of birds from five poultry farms in Panchkula district are scheduled to be culled, as some samples of poultry tested positive for bird flu, said agriculture minister JP Dalal.
“Five poultry samples from Siddharth Poultry Farm on the Raipur Rani block in Panchkula tested positive for the H5N8 strain of avian influenza. It is an influenza virus, ”Dalal said while speaking to reporters. Similarly, samples from some birds at the Nature Poultry farm in Panchkula also tested positive, he said.
Panchkula’s Barwala-Raipur Rani area is one of the largest poultry belts in the country with 70-80 lakh of birds on more than 100 farms. More than four lakhs of poultry had died on some farms in Haryana’s Panchkula district in recent days. The mortality rate for poultry was unusually high this winter season.
The government said that awareness among poultry farmers and the general public (egg and chicken consumers) about the disease is of utmost importance.
Several states not yet affected by the bird chimney have been asked to monitor for any unusual mortality among the birds and to report immediately so that necessary action is taken in the shortest time possible.
(With inputs from agencies)
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