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The govt also said that states have been requested to instruct the authorities concerned not to impose a ban and allow the sale of poultry and poultry products sourced from flu-free areas/states. A man works at poultry farm | Photo Credit: PTI
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The bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in as many as 11 states in the country
Meanwhile, Delhi CM has ordered reopening of its largest poultry market despite the outbreak in the national capital
New Delhi: The Central government on Friday announced that the country is effectively controlling the outbreak of bird flu and directed the state governments to allow the selling of poultry and poultry products from areas/states free of bird flu.
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Centre effectively controlling bird flu, says properly cooked poultry safe for consumption ANI | Updated: Jan 15, 2021 22:36 IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Noting that the country is effectively controlling the spread of bird flu, the Central government on Friday instructed the state government to allow the selling of poultry and poultry products sourced from avian influenza-free areas/states. The country has been effectively controlling the disease. It was reiterated that the virus gets destroyed easily at 70 degrees Centigrade and therefore, properly cooked poultry and poultry products are safe for human consumption, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (FAHD) said in a release.
2021-01-15 15:35:56 GMT2021-01-15 23:35:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NEW DELHI, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) The Indian government Friday confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu in 11 states. As of Jan. 15, 2021, Avian Influenza (AI) has been confirmed in wild birds in Burhanpur, Rajgarh, Dindori, Chhindwara, Mandla, Harda, Dhar, Sagar and Satna districts of Madhya Pradesh (crows and pigeons), Dehradun district of Uttarakhand (crows and Kite), Rohini in Delhi (crow) and Jaipur Zoo in Rajasthan (Duck and Black Stork), a statement issued by the federal ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying said. Moreover, cases of AI in poultry has been confirmed from Anand/Bhagirath Kalosiya in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh and G S Poultry farm Balod district of Chhattisgarh. Altogether, 11 states in the country have been affected by AI, it added.
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