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MUMBAI: The discovery of bird flu disease among crows and hens in and around Mumbai has induced anxiety within consumers who eat chicken and egg, as well as the poultry industry. Although experts say it is safe to eat poultry items that have been cooked at high temperatures, there has been a visible reduction in demand and a corresponding dip in prices.
Avian influenza is the second blow in a single year to the poultry industry. "All of 2019 was spent battling rumours that eating chicken caused the Covid-19 infection. Just as we tided over that spell, now the prospect of bird flu has damaged earnings," said Nizamuddin Khan of AK Broiler, Amboli.