Bird Flu in Maharashtra: 4,315 poultry birds died on Tuesday
Cumulatively 8,285 birds died & 35,249 culled since Jan 8 till Monday
Mumbai: Maharashtra has reported deaths of 4,351 poultry birds of which 3,700 at Sawargad taluka in Yavatmal alone due to avian influenza on Tuesday. Further, the state had reported deaths of 1,459 birds comprising 1,290 poultry birds, 76 birds like Herons, sparrows and parrots and 93 crows on January 18. The samples have been sent for testing to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal and Disease Investigation Section, Pune.
According to the department of animal husbandry secretary Anoop Kumar, so far 8,285 birds comprising 7,312 poultry birds, 571 crows and 392 other birds died since January 8 till Monday. Further, in all 35,249 birds were culled in various parts of Maharashtra till Monday.
Maharashtra Reports Deaths of 4,351 Birds, 3.7k in Yavatmal, Tests Underway
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Maharashtra reported deaths of 4,351 poultry birds, including 3,700 from Yavatmal s Sawargad, on Tuesday, officials said. On Monday, 1,459 birds, comprising 1,290 poultry birds, 93 crows and 76 others like herons, sparrows and parrots, were found dead statewide, they added.
A total of 12,624 birds have died in the state since January 8, the officials said, adding that samples were being tested for avian influenza in National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal and Disease Investigation Section, Pune. An official statement said 25,229 poultry birds within a 1 km radius of the infected poultry farms in seven districts and 14 places have been culled to avoid spread of infection.