By: Express Web Desk | Agartala, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, New Delhi |
January 8, 2021 10:03:22 pm
The central authorities Friday confirmed chook flu in a complete of six states—Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat—and have requested these states to include the illness as per the motion plan.
“So far, the disease has been confirmed from six states. It is learnt that culling operations have been completed in both the affected districts of Kerala. The disinfection process is underway,” an official launch issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying acknowledged.
The authorities additionally mentioned that in Haryana, there was affirmation of Avian Influenza optimistic samples from ICAR-NIHSAD in poultry (two poultry farms) of the Panchkula district. Positive samples have additionally been reported in migratory birds in Junagadh district, Gujarat, and in crows in Sawai Madhopur, Pali, Jaisalmer and Mohar districts of Rajasthan.
A employee sprays disinfectant at a government-run poultry farm in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Centre has urged states which can be nonetheless unaffected by the flu to maintain a vigil on any uncommon mortality amongst birds and to report instantly. Teams have additionally been deployed to go to the affected states of Kerala, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for monitoring and for epidemiological investigation.
The extremely contagious viral illness is attributable to Influenza Type A viruses which typically impacts poultry birds resembling chickens and turkeys. There are many strains of the virus – a few of them are delicate and will merely trigger a low egg manufacturing or different delicate signs amongst chickens, whereas others are extreme and deadly.
50 birds die in Delhi in previous couple of days, officers look into avian flu angle
Amid flu scare, round 50 birds—principally crows— have died within the nationwide capital over the past three to 4 days, officers mentioned on Friday.
“We received information about the death of crows in Dwarka and Mayur Vihar Phase 3 and of a few wild birds in Hastsal in West Delhi. However, it is yet to be ascertained if bird flu infection is the reason,” Dr Rakesh Singh from the animal husbandry unit of the Development Department was quoted as saying by information company PTI.
At Delhi’s Ghazipur rooster and poultry mandi
Around 50 birds have died in these areas over the past three to 4 days, he added.
On Thursday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had mentioned that there is no such thing as a case of chook flu in Delhi but and had requested officers to maintain a detailed watch on poultry birds coming in from neighbouring states to stop any an infection.
According to the state authorities, eleven speedy response groups have been set as much as monitor Delhi’s potential hotspots.
Haryana: Over 1.60 lakh poultry birds to be culled in Panchkula
Haryana Agriculture minister J P Dalal Friday mentioned that over 1.60 lakh birds of 5 poultry farms in Haryana’s Panchkula district will probably be culled as some poultry samples there have examined optimistic for the avian flu.
An wildlife division physician collects a swab from a duck at Manda park in Jammu. (AP)
“Five poultry samples of Siddharth Poultry Farm at Raipur Rani block in Panchkula were found positive for the H5N8 strain of avian flu. It is an influenza virus,” Dalal mentioned whereas speaking to reporters in Chandigarh. Similarly, the samples of some birds from Nature Poultry farm at Panchkula too examined optimistic, he added.
Notably, over 4 lakh poultry birds had died at some farms in Haryana’s Panchkula district in the previous few days. The district’s Barwala-Raipur Rani space is among the largest poultry belts within the nation with 70-80 lakh birds in additional than 100 farms.
Tripura sounds alert on chook flu, asks officers to maintain watch, gather samples
In the northeast, Tripura additionally issued an advisory to maintain a strict look ahead to uncommon illness or mortality in poultry birds and wild or migratory birds.
“A few suspected cases of avian influenza have been recorded in Kerala, MP, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Gujarat. Keeping in view of the above, a strict vigil and action by all the departmental functionaries should be activated to prevent any possible ingress of avian influenza (HPAI) in the state of Tripura,” Animal Resources Development Department (ARDD) Director Dr Okay Sashi Kumar mentioned.
Hyderabad: A employee sprinkles disinfectant powder outdoors birds enclosure, as a part of a safety measure towards Bird flu, at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (PTI)
Speaking to reporters later, Kumar mentioned that no such case or report of chook flu in Tripura has emerged. He additionally mentioned that individuals shouldn’t panic as demise of poultry birds can happen as a consequence of quite a few ailments, that are curable.
The ARDD has additionally requested officers to stop motion of poultry birds throughout the Indo-Bangla border and carry intensive surveillance throughout the district to report any uncommon illness or mortality of poultry birds like rooster, geese or different wild and migratory birds.
Apart from poultry, pig farms have additionally been advised to keep up required sanitation procedures with a powerful viricidal disinfectant like Lugaquat-125.
As per stories, a duck farm at Dhakaibari Manipuri Basti in Sepahijala district has reported 60 uncommon deaths of geese not too long ago. The ARDD has collected samples from the farm and processed for testing at a laboratory in Agartala.
Officials working to stop additional unfold of chook flu: Himachal CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur visited Dharamsala on Friday to evaluate the state of affairs because the variety of useless migratory birds on the Pong wildlife sanctuary in Kangra district reached 3,409 the day gone by.
The birds are believed to have died as a consequence of an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza virus. Thakur mentioned {that a} staff of Forest and Animal Husbandry officers is working to stop the additional unfold of the virus and. He additionally mentioned that the federal government had sealed off the realm across the lake and was retaining it below surveillance.
(With inputs from PTI, Debraj Deb)
