Jagriti Rai ( intern journalist ), An outbreak of bird flu has been reported from some parts of Kottayam and Alappuzha districts, prompting authorities to order the culling of ducks, hens, and other domestic birds in and around a one km radius of the affected areas. Tests conducted at the national institute of high security. Animal disease in Bhopal have confirmed the bird flu outbreak, officials said
The bird flu was reported from four Panchayats – Nedumudi, Thakazhy, Pallippad, and Karuvatta in the Kuttanad region of the Alappuzha district and from a duck form in Neendoor Panchayat in Kottayam district. Around 1700 ducks have died on the farm due to the virus infection
Officials said around 40,000 domestic birds, including 34,000 in the Kuttanad region alone, will be culled to check the speak of the H5N8 virus. The culling operations will be on Tuesday by rapid response teams, constituted by the district authorities
Here are the top developments –
More than 2,400 birds of different species have been found dead at pong lake over the past week in Himachal Pradesh
Preliminary results of five samples of bar-headed goose received for avian influenza testing at high – security. Animal disease laboratory, Bhopal have tested positive for the H5N1 virus, says a communication by the NIHSAD
40,000 domestic birds, including 34,000 in the Kuttanad region alone, will be culled to check the spread of the H5N8 virus in Kerala
The Alappuzha district collector has banned the use and trade of meat, eggs, and waste of domestic birds, including ducks and chicken in Kuttanad and Karthikappalli Taluks
Hundred I’d crows died in Rajasthan prompting authorities to sound a bird flu alert in the state. The dreaded virus was confirmed in dead crows in the Jhalawar district and many cities, including Jaipur
The bird deaths began from December 25 in Jhalawar, some 340 km from the state capital Jaipur. Most deaths have been reported among crows, with most of then from Kota and Jodhpur
An alert has been sounded in Madhya Pradesh to control the deaths of crows in the state. Between December 23 and January 3, 142 crows died in Indore, 100 in Mandsaur, 112 in Agar Malwa, and 13 crows died in Khargone district Animal husbandry minister Prem Singh Patel
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