Kanpur zoo shut after bird flu confirmed in dead fowls Indefinite ban imposed on transport, entry of poultry products
The Kanpur Zoological Park has been closed for visitors till further orders after samples taken from two dead birds found there tested positive for the avian influenza virus, an official said on Sunday.
The area up to one kilometre of the zoo has been declared an infected zone and the culling of birds has begun there, said Additional District Magistrate (City) Atul Kumar. Four fowls and two parrots were found dead in the zoo in the last five days. Of these, two birds tested positive, Kumar said.