266 samples collected from 5 bird flu affected Kashmir districts
266 samples collected from 5 bird flu affected Kashmir districts
Irfan Tramboo
SRINAGAR, Feb 2: With five districts in Kashmir and two in Jammu reporting cases of Avian flu mostly in wild birds, the concerned department has so far lifted more than 260 samples mostly within the one km radius of the epicentre.
Officials told Excelsior that around 266 samples which are mostly targeted have been collected from five affected districts of Kashmir and the same have been sent for preliminary testing to Institute of Animal Health & Biological Products, Zakura Srinagar where from the suspected samples are further sent to Bhopal for confirmation.