New Delhi: Bird flu has now spread to 16 States of the country, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, stated here today. Till today, it said outbreaks of Avian Influenza or bird flu was confirmed in six States – Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab – for poultry birds, and in 10 States -Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan and Punjab – for crow, migratory, and wild birds.
Further, Avian Influenza was confirmed in poultry samples from Dera Bassi, SAS Nagar, Punjab, and in crow in Punjab (SAS Nagar and Pinjore, Panchkula).
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“Control and Containment Operations are going on in the affected epicentres of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Haryana,” the Ministry stated and informed that the central team formed for monitoring the situation in the affected areas of the country had visited Satara, Latur, Parbhani and Beed districts of Maharashtra to monitor the epicenters of AI outbreak and conducting epidemiological studies.
“All the States are reporting to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying on daily basis regarding the control measures adopted by the States, Union Territories based on the Revised Action Plan for Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza 2021,” it stated.
Further, at the Department’s behest, Ministry of Civil Aviation has requested DGCA to advise the airlines to allow transportation of samples suspected for Avian Influenza to NIHSAD, Bhopal for confirmation of the disease.
– global bihari bureau
