Updated Jan 10, 2021 | 08:50 IST
Wholesale prices of chicken and eggs declined sharply in many states amid increased confirmed cases of bird flu from seven Indian states Poultry prices crash across states as bird flu panic grips nation | Photo Credit: IANS
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Prices of maize and millet used as bird feed down in Punjab
Prices corrected amid bird flu scare and heavy mortality reported in bird population from some states
New Delhi: Poultry prices have taken a hit across several states more cases of bird flu are being reported amid measures to deal with yet another crisis in making. The prices of eggs and chicken in the wholesale market have nosedived in the past few days as confirmed cases of bird flu were reported from various parts of the country.
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The coronavirus scare is still haunting the world, and the news of bird flu looming large in the country has scared people. With more states confirming the cases of bird flu, many people are worried that they might get infected with the virus. Experts believe that the bird flu might be more virulent in humans, but fortunately rare among humans. But that does not mean you are immune to the virus. However, it is possible to kill the bird flu virus by cooking poultry (e.g. chicken, ducks and geese).
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Bird flu confirmed in dead crows found in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur and Agar Malwa districts Since 23 December, around 400 avian deaths were reported across 10 districts of MP, with 155 dead crows found to have the H5N8 virus in Indore alone Avian Influenza has been detected in the samples of dead migratory birds at Pong dam lake in Himachal Pradesh. ANI
Bhopal: After Indore, bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of mass death of crows in Mandsaur and Agar Malwa districts of Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.
Presence of H5N8 virus (a variant of avian influenza or bird flu) was found in the carcasses of crows in Mandsaur and Agar Malwa districts, he said, citing test results of samples sent for laboratory analysis.
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