: Monday, January 18, 2021, 8:02 PM IST
Bird Flu in Maharashtra: 6,816 avian influenza deaths reported; central team arrives to monitor high alert areas
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In a press note issued regarding the ongoing bird flu menace, the Maharashtra government on Monday (January 18) informed that a total of 829 birds, including 699 poultry, were found dead in the state till 5:30 PM on Sunday (January 17).
Apart from poultry birds, mortality was observed in 63 other birds like herons, sparrows, parrots etc. In addition, a total of 67 crows have died.
Meanwhile, the samples have been sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal and Disease Investigation Section in Pune for testing.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 15 (ANI): Cases of bird flu are spreading in Maharashtra with 382 bird deaths reported from nine districts on Thursday, taking the toll to 3,378 across the state.
According to the state department, samples of birds from four more districts in the state Latur, Nanded, Nashik and Ahmednagar returned positive for bird flu. A total of 382 birds have died on January 14. The samples have been sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal and DIS, Pune. A total of 3,378 deaths of various birds have been recorded till the date since January 8. So far, nine districts have been exposed to bird flu in the state, the state department said.
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: Friday, January 15, 2021, 8:47 AM IST
Avian Flu: 382 birds from 9 Maharashtra districts reported dead, tally rises to 3,378 amidst bird flu outbreak
Avian Flu: 382 birds from 9 Maharashtra districts reported dead, tally rises to 3,378 amidst bird flu outbreak
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Cases of bird flu are spreading in Maharashtra with 382 bird deaths reported from nine districts on Thursday, taking the toll to 3,378 across the state.
According to the state department, samples of birds from four more districts in the state Latur, Nanded, Nashik and Ahmednagar returned positive for bird flu. A total of 382 birds have died on January 14. The samples have been sent to the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal and DIS, Pune. A total of 3,378 deaths of various birds have been recorded till the date since January 8. So far, nine districts have been exposed to bird flu in the state, the state department said.
: Thursday, January 14, 2021, 8:31 PM IST
Bird flu outbreak in Maharashtra: 331 poultry fatalities today; over 3,400 birds culled in Parbhani s Murumba village, 11,092 in Latur
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The Maharashtra government on Thursday informed that a total of 331 poultry birds were found dead in the state during the day. Out of this, 47 deaths were reported in Latur, 25 in Gondia, 86 in Chandrapur, 110 in Nagpur, 10 in Yavatmal, 50 in Satara and three in Raigad.
Apart from poultry birds, mortality was observed in other 44 birds like herons, sparrows, parrots etc. 34 such deaths were reported in Sangli and one each in Amravati and Solapur. Eight peacocks died in Wardha and a total of seven crows were found dead one each in Nashik, Yavatmal and Nandurbar, and two each in Pune and Jalgaon district.