Maharashtra on Sunday reported the deaths of 381 birds amid the avian influenza scare. Representational Image.
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Till now, 7,20,515 poultry birds, including 5,86,668 from Navapur in Nandurbar, have been culled
Carcasses of culled birds were being buried in lime lined pits to prevent the spread of infection
Palghar: The Palghar administration has ordered the closure of all poultry farms and chicken shops in the Maharashtra district after bird flu was confirmed there following the deaths of 45 hens at a poultry farm.
“Bird flu has been confirmed in Palghar, Maharashtra following the death of 45 chickens at a poultry farm. The district administration has ordered closure of all poultry farms and shops selling chicken for the next 21 days,” Palghar Deputy Collector Kiran Mahajan said.
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MUMBAI: Bird flu has been confirmed in Palghar in Maharashtra following the death of 45 chickens at a poultry farm, ANI reported on Wednesday, quoting deputy collector Kiran Mahajan.
Giving this information, Mahajan said, The district administration has ordered closure of all poultry farms and shops selling chicken for the next 21 days.
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Maharashtra had reported deaths of 381 birds on Sunday amid the avian influenza scare, a state government official said on Monday, PTI adds.
Russia reports world s 1st case of human infection with bird flu
Russia has confirmed the first case of human infection with the avian influenza A(H5N8) virus or bird flu in the world, a Russian sanitary official announced on Saturday.
Scientists have isolated the genetic material of this bird flu virus in seven workers of a poultry farm in south Russia, where an outbreak among fowls was reported in December, said Anna Popova, head of the country’s consumer rights and human well-being watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, the Xinhua news agency reported.
All of the seven people who were infected are now feeling well, with only mild clinical symptoms, Popova said.
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