NEW DELHI: Bird flu cases have been reported in several states across India severely impacting winged populations
Union animal husbandry and dairying minister Giriraj Singh on Monday urged people to not pay heed to rumours about bird flu.
He said there is no risk to humans if the animal or poultry products are cooked properly before consuming.
Cases of bird flu have been confirmed by Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi in the county.
The ministry on Sunday said that the central teams formed for monitoring the spread of bird flu are visiting the affected sites.
Uddhav instructs district administrations to provide proper information on bird flu
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Animal Husbandry Minister dismisses rumours of ban on sale of poultry products
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Animal Husbandry Minister dismisses rumours of ban on sale of poultry products
Appealing to people to desist from spreading rumours on H5N1 avian influenza which has been detected in some parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday directed the respective district administrations to communicate proper information to the public.
Mr. Thackeray reviewed the bird flu situation along with State Animal Husbandry Minister Sunil Kedar, additional chief secretary Sitaram Kunte, animal husbandry commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh, and other senior officials.
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.
Centre’s Wildlife Division issues guidelines to States on containing avian flu
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‘It is requested to keep strict vigil on the wintering habits of migratory birds, including wetlands, for any mortality or disease outbreak signs’, says a circular
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Farmers guide duck towards a cage for culling, following detection of Avian Influenza (H5N8), in Alappuzha district of Kerala, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.
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‘It is requested to keep strict vigil on the wintering habits of migratory birds, including wetlands, for any mortality or disease outbreak signs’, says a circular
The Environment Ministry’s wildlife division has written to States to take “all possible steps” to contain the spread of avian flu.