Avian influenza: 261 more birds found dead in Maharashtra, samples sent for analysis
Avian influenza: 261 more birds found dead in Maharashtra, samples sent for analysis
Maharashtra reported death of 261 poultry birds on March 11 which included 249 in Amravati and 12 in Nandurbar district.
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UPDATED: March 12, 2021 23:41 IST
A worker sprays disinfectant in view of bird flu in a poultry farm in Bhopal. (PTI)
Maharashtra reported death of 261 birds on Thursday, of these 249 were from Amravati and 12 from Nandurbar district. The mortality in other birds like herons, sparrows, parrots and crows was not reported.
As per the standard procedure, samples are being sent to Bhopal’s National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases and Pune’s Animal Disease Investigation Section for testing to contain the bird flu spread.