3152 A Bhopal institute confirmed the presence of H5N8 virus in the samples of birds taken from Suba Singh Poultry Farm.
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, May 8
With the samples of birds from a poultry farm at Kila Raipur village testing positive for bird flu, the administration has declared the area an infected zone and ordered culling.
Deputy Commissioner VK Sharma has formed a nine-member panel to oversee the culling and containment operations.
Area within 1 km ‘infected zone’
A Bhopal institute confirmed the presence of H5N8 virus in the samples of birds taken from Suba Singh Poultry Farm
The area within 1 km of the farm has been declared an infected zone and 0-10 km a surveillance zone
ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 14:20 IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): After the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal on Friday confirmed Avian Influenza in the samples of birds at Suba Singh Poultry farm in Kila Raipur here, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma constituted a nine-member committee to begin and oversee culling of poultry birds and containment operations at the earliest. Punjab government has notified the poultry farm as an infected area on the outbreak of avian influenza among its birds, the Deputy Commissioner said in an official statement.
He further informed that Additional Deputy Commissioner (Khanna) Sakatar Singh Bal would be chairman of the panel while other officials including SDM, ADCP, Deputy Director Animal Husbandry, would ensure culling and containment operations smoothly.
After the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal on Friday confirmed Avian Influenza in the samples of birds at Suba Singh Poultry farm in