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MUMBAI: After Mumbai and Thane, around 220 American breed domestic chicken and a few crows were found dead in villages in Palghar district. The samples have been sent for testing for bird flu.
Last week, samples of birds found dead in Mumbai’s Chembur and Thane tested positive for avian influenza. Maharashtra along with states like Gujarat, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Kerala has confirmed bird flu deaths.
In Girale village of Palghar, a poultry farm owner reported the death of around 220 Rhode Island Red (RIR) chicken on Monday. District Animal Husbandry officer Dr Ajit Hirve confirmed the deaths and said that five samples of RIR have been sent for testing to Animal Diseases Investigation department in Pune and the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal.