Highlights
In Maharashtra, bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of death of around 900 hens in the last few days at a poultry farm in Parbhani district
The district administration has now decided to cull nearly 8,000 birds in Murumba village where these hens died
The outbreak of bird flu has already been confirmed in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi: Bird flu has now been confirmed in Delhi, as eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory for testing confirmed bird flu in the national capital. All eight samples four from a park in Mayur Vihar Phase 3, three from Sanjay Lake, and one from Dwarka have been found positive for avian influenza, Dr Rakesh Singh from the animal husbandry unit of the Development Department told PTI.
Mayor Naresh Mhaske and the TMC Commissioner Dr Vipin Sharma appealed to citizens to promptly report to the control room if they come across any cases of bird deaths in the city limits.