Forest department official picks up a sick crow from roadside in Jaipur.
NEW DELHI: Ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying on Wednesday confirmed avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, cases have been reported from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.
Meanwhile, other states sharing borders with the affected states have stepped up surviellance.
Centre has issued advisories to the state governments to follow guidelines of the National Action Plan of Avian Influenza.
The ministry also informed that it has set up a control room in New Delhi to keep watch on the situation and to take stock on a daily basis of preventive and control measures undertaken by state authorities.
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Health workers in protective suits prepare to set fire after culling ducks following the detection of H5N8 strain of bird flu among domestic birds in Alappuzha district, Kerala, January 5 (AP Photo/Prakash Elamakkara)
Even as India was getting a handle on the Covid crisis, the end of 2020 brought news of another virus. Over the past two weeks, thousands of birds in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Gujarat were found dead, marking the entry of the highly pathogenic avian influenza into India yet again. This strain of the virus mainly infects birds, but can also infect humans.
Bird flu alert in Rajasthan after crow deaths in several districts
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Last Updated: Jan 05, 2021, 09:59 AM IST
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The Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Kunji Lal Meena, told reporters on Sunday that the deaths due to bird flu have been mainly reported among crows, with most of them from the Kota and Jodhpur divisions.
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A bird flu alert has been sounded in Rajasthan after the presence of the dreaded virus was confirmed in dead crows in Jhalawar and more avian deaths were reported in other districts, including Jaipur, officials said. The Animal Husbandry Department has set up a state-level control room and sent its teams to the districts for effective monitoring, they said.
Bird flu alert in Rajasthan after crow deaths in many districts
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Published: Sunday, January 3, 2021, 19:48 [IST]
Jaipur, Jan 03: A bird flu alert has been sounded in Rajasthan after the presence of the dreaded virus was confirmed in dead crows in Jhalawar and more avian deaths were reported in other districts, including Jaipur, officials said.
The Animal Husbandry Department has set up a state-level control room and sent its teams to the districts for effective monitoring, they said.
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On Sunday, seven crows were found dead at the iconic Jal Mahal here, taking the toll to 252 in the state. The Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Kunji Lal Meena, told reporters on Sunday that the deaths due to bird flu have been mainly reported among crows, with most of them from the Kota and Jodhpur divisions.