Officials have been asked to remain vigilant and keep a tab on import of chicken and eggs from neighbouring states like Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, she said. However, so far bird flu has been confirmed only in wild birds in Uttarakhand. The poultry sector is by far free from the virus, Arya said. Still all precautions are being taken. People have been asked not to touch a dead bird and report the death to the authorities concerned, she said.
Forest personnel engaged in collecting samples of dead birds or burying their carcasses have been asked not to do it without wearing PPE kits, the minister said.
Updated Jan 11, 2021 | 14:41 IST
Avian influenza viruses have been circulating across the world for centuries with four known major outbreaks recorded in the last century. File picture: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia | Photo Credit: IANS
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Besides Delhi, bird flu has been confirmed in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and a few other states
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New Delhi: Hours after the Delhi Animal Husbandry Department said that all the samples sent to a laboratory in Bhopal have tested positive for bird flu, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday urged people not to panic. He further claimed that only samples of duck from Sanjay Lake tested positive for bird flu, adding that reports of other samples are still awaited.
Bird flu confirmed in Delhi as all samples test positive IANS
New Delhi: The Delhi Animal Husbandry Department Monday confirmed that all the samples sent to a laboratory in Bhopal have tested positive for bird flu or the avian influenza.
“Samples sent to Bhopal lab from Delhi test positive for bird flu,” the Department’s Director Rakesh Singh told IANS.
The samples were sent to Bhopal’s National Institute of High Security Animal Disease last week.
Besides Delhi, the disease has been confirmed in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh.
Avian influenza viruses have been circulating worldwide for centuries with four known major outbreaks recorded in the last century.
Bird flu confirmed in Delhi, samples test positive
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New Delhi, Jan 11 : The Delhi Animal Husbandry Department on Monday confirmed that all the samples sent to a laboratory in Bhopal have tested positive for bird flu or the avian influenza. Samples sent to Bhopal lab from Delhi test positive for bird flu, the Department s Director Rakesh Singh told IANS.
The samples were sent to Bhopal s National Institute of High Security Animal Disease last week.
Besides Delhi, the disease has been confirmed in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh.
After Maharashtra, bird flu confirmed in Delhi, 9th state to be affected
Apart from Kerala, bird flu has reached Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Broiler chickens sit on their cage at a livestock market amid an alert (ANI Photo)
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Updated: Jan 11, 2021, 11:42 AM IST
While the coronavirus crisis continues to trouble the country, another major threat has emerged as several bird flu or avian influenza cases have been confirmed. On Monday, the Delhi Animal Husbandry Department confirmed that all the samples sent to a laboratory in Bhopal have tested positive for bird flu.