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3152 A Bhopal institute confirmed the presence of H5N8 virus in the samples of birds taken from Suba Singh Poultry Farm.
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, May 8
With the samples of birds from a poultry farm at Kila Raipur village testing positive for bird flu, the administration has declared the area an infected zone and ordered culling.
Deputy Commissioner VK Sharma has formed a nine-member panel to oversee the culling and containment operations.
Area within 1 km ‘infected zone’
A Bhopal institute confirmed the presence of H5N8 virus in the samples of birds taken from Suba Singh Poultry Farm
The area within 1 km of the farm has been declared an infected zone and 0-10 km a surveillance zone
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Ludhiana, May 8
The Department of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development on Friday declared the area near Suba Singh poultry farm in Kila Raipur village of Ludhiana as “infected zone” after cases of bird flu found there.
This comes after the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases Lab, Bhopal declared Suba Singh poultry farm as positive for Avian Influenza (H5N8). The National Institute of-High Security Animal Diseases lab, Bhopal has declared Suba Singh Poultry Farm, in Ludhiana district positive for H5N8 Avian Influenza. Therefore, exercising its power, the state government hereby notifies the following area as Infected Area on account of confirmation of scheduled disease Avian Influenza (H5N8) among poultry birds, Additional Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua said in a statement.