No bird flu in Dakshina Kannada so far; samples of two dead kites sent to lab News Network January 10, 2021 Mangaluru, Jan 10: Two kites were found dead below an electric pole at Hathill here and their samples were sent to a lab in Bengaluru. However, the authorities have said that there is no threat of the bird flu in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka. Locals spotted the dead kites, which were later burnt by the forest department officials. The Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences Department have set up check posts in the border areas as a preventive measure to check the spread of the Bird Flu.