Bird Flu: Maharashtra Culls 40,000 Poultry Birds in Navapur
In 2006, nearly 10 lakh birds were culled or died in Navapur after the region became the epicentre of the bird flu outbreak in the state.
Representative image of a poultry farm. Credit: Reuters
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Sunday culled 40,000 poultry birds in Navapur in Nandurbar district, which is located 340 km north of Mumbai, to control the outbreak of bird flu or avian influenza in the region, news reports said.
According to the
Indian Express, eight samples from nearly 5,000 dead poultry birds from the Navapur poultry units were sent for testing. All the samples which were sent to the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases for avian influenza test returned positive.