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.
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Section 144 imposed in Rajasthan town after avian flu outbreak
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The Jhalawar district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 in the Radi ke Balaji locality of Jhalawar district after an outbreak of avian flu that has left scores of crows dead.
The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal has confirmed that the deaths were due to avian influenza though they have not yet identified the strain of the virus that caused the flu.
The deaths of the crows have been reported since December 25 from a temple in the Radi ke Balaji locality on the outskirts of Jhalawar town. The temple was shut on Wednesday and police force has been posted outside the temple gates.
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The Jhalawar district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 in the Radi ke Balaji locality of Jhalawar district after an outbreak of avian flu that has left scores of crows dead.
For the uninitiated, Avian influenza or bird flu is a type of influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds. The avian influenza type A virus is very contagious and can be fatal for birds and domesticated species. It can also spread to humans.
Last year in December, thousands of migratory birds had died at the Sambhar Lake, the largest inland saltwater lake in the country, near Jaipur due to avian botulism.