Bird flu: Red Fort closed for public till January 26 after sample of dead crow tests positive
Around 15 dead crows were found dead in the premises of the monument on January 10. Jan 19, 2021 · 08:58 pm People arrive to visit the Red Fort on a smoggy morning in the old quarters of Delhi on November 10. | Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
A sample of a dead crow found in Red Fort in Old Delhi has tested positive for bird flu and orders were sent out to restrict the entry of visitors into the monument from Tuesday till January 26, reported PTI, citing authorities. Around 15 dead crows were found dead in the premises of the monument on January 10.
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Health workers in protective suits prepare to bury birds after culling them following reports of bird flu in New Delhi.
A dead owl in the Delhi zoo has been found to have been infected with bird flu, officials said on Saturday. The zoo witnessed the death of a brown fish owl in its captivity.
Its cloacal, tracheal and ocular swabs were sent to the animal husbandry unit of the Delhi government for serological examination, zoo Director Ramesh Pandey said.
The samples were found positive for H5N8 avian influenza virus under real-time RT-PCR test done by ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (NIHSAD), Bhopal, on Friday, he said.
The Delhi government has shut down the poultry market for 10 days as a precautionary measure. Culled poultry birds due to avian influenza. | Photo Credit: IANS
New Delhi: All 100 samples taken from the Ghazipur poultry mandi, Asia s largest chicken market, have tested negative for bird flu, officials said on Thursday.
The results come three days after samples taken from crows and ducks in the national capital tested positive for avian influenza. This had led to the Delhi government on Monday banning the sale of processed and packaged chicken brought from outside the city.
The government had also shut down the poultry market for 10 days as a precautionary measure.