Centre confirms bird flu cases in poultry; 9 states report disease in crows, migratory birds
Bird flu outbreak: The states affected by bird flu in India are Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttarakhand, and Chhattisgarh
BusinessToday.In | January 19, 2021 | Updated 08:24 IST
Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Department has started a Toll-Free Helpline Number for farmers to report any unusual mortality of birds
The Centre has said the bird flu has been confirmed in poultry birds in five states so far, while nine states have reported the disease in crows, and migratory and wild birds.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said: Till 18th January, outbreaks of avian influenza have been confirmed in five states for poultry birds and in nine states for crow/migratory/wild birds .
Updated: Monday, January 18, 2021, 9:47 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 17: The Central government on Saturday requested the state governments across the country to rethink the ban on the sale of poultry, and allow the selling of poultry products sourced from non-infected areas/states.
The central team formed for monitoring the situation in the affected areas of the country are visiting the affected sites and conducting epidemiological studies.
Rethink move to ban poultry sale: Centre to States
States have been requested to rethink their decisions to impose ban on sale of poultry and poultry products and allow such selling sourced from the non-infected areas/states.Consumption of well cooked chicken and eggs is safe for humans.