Central team reaches Kerala amid bird flu outbreak
Central team reaches Kerala amid bird flu outbreak
A three-member central team has reached Kerala on Thursday to assess the situation in the wake of the outbreak of bird flu in the Alappuzha and Kottayam districts.
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UPDATED: January 7, 2021 15:24 IST
According to the state government, over 69,000 birds, including ducks and chicken, were culled in the districts of Alappuzha and Kottayam till Wednesday to contain the H5N8 strain of bird flu.
A three-member central team reached Kerala on Thursday to assess the situation arising out of the outbreak of bird flu in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, official sources said.