Updated Jan 03, 2021 · 06:34 pm Representative image. | Sajjad Hussain/AFP
As many as 252 crows in Rajasthan have died since December 25, prompting the government to sound an alert for avian influenza or bird flu, set up a state-level control room and send expert teams to different districts,
Hindustan Times reported on Sunday.
The first crow deaths were reported in the state’s Jhalawar district last month. The samples were sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal, after which the infection was confirmed.
So far, 100 crows have died in Jhalawar, 72 in Baran, 47 in Kota, 19 in Pali and seven each in Jaipur and Jodhpur. However, the infection has only been confirmed in Jhalawar district but the officials have been directed to watch out for suspicious bird deaths.