Bird flu: Goa bans poultry items from Maharashtra, Karnataka
Bird flu: Goa bans poultry items from Maharashtra, Karnataka
Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 07:02 IST
Maharashtra and
Karnataka in wake of the bird flu scare.
The orders issued by the North and South Goa District Magistrates come into force with immediate effect. Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, the order says.
The state government has also appointed the Assistant Director, Disease Investigation Unit, of the state Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, as the nodal officer for bird flu or avian influenza, heading a desk looking at any unusual sickness and mortality in poultry and wild birds .
Highlights
In Maharashtra, bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of death of around 900 hens in the last few days at a poultry farm in Parbhani district
The district administration has now decided to cull nearly 8,000 birds in Murumba village where these hens died
The outbreak of bird flu has already been confirmed in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi: Bird flu has now been confirmed in Delhi, as eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory for testing confirmed bird flu in the national capital. All eight samples four from a park in Mayur Vihar Phase 3, three from Sanjay Lake, and one from Dwarka have been found positive for avian influenza, Dr Rakesh Singh from the animal husbandry unit of the Development Department told PTI.