Over 80 Pigs Die in Mizoram Village, Triggering Panic Over African Swine Fever Suspicion 05/04/2021
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Aizawl: More than 80 pigs died in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district over the last two weeks, triggering panic in the area that is near the Bangladesh border, an official said on Sunday.
The 87 deaths, which happened in the Lungsen village, have caused losses to the tune of Rs 40 lakh, he said.
“Though the cause of the deaths is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the animals died due to African Swine Fever (ASF),” said Lalhmingthanga, the joint director of the animal husbandry and veterinary department.
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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.
Bird flu: Maharashtra’s Amravati reports 6,900 new cases
Maharashtra’s Amravati district reported 6,900 new bird flu cases on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra’s Amravati district reported 6,900 new bird flu cases on Wednesday, officials said. This was followed by Nandurbar district (19 cases) and Jalna district (12 cases).
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.
“According to the provisions of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009, we are declaring ‘infected zones’ wherever there is a positive case in poultry birds and ducks. All the poultry birds and eggs within a radius of 1 km from a poultry farm have been scientifically destroyed,” the state government said.