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.
Bird Flu Outbreak: 3-Member Central Team Reaches Kerala to Assess Situation
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A three-member central team arrived here on Thursday to assess the situation arising out of the outbreak of bird flu in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, official sources said. The team comprising Union Health Ministry s public health specialist Dr. Ruchi Jain, Pune National Institute of Virology scientist Dr. Shailesh Pawar and Delhi RML Hospital physician Dr. Anith Jindal held discussions with district authorities at the collectorate here, they said.
Later, the team left for Karuvatta, one of the hotspots of the flu outbreak. 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.
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.
The outbreak was initially reported in four panchayats of Nedumudi, Thakazhy, Pallippad and Karuvatta in Kuttanad region of the Alappuzha district and Neendoor in Kottayam district.
Nineteen Rapid Response Teams have been engaged in culling birds in both the districts and the regions suspected to have infected the birds will be sanitised on Thursday.
State Animal Husbandry Minister K Raju has said there is no history of the H5N8 virus being transmitted to humans.
Bird flu outbreak: Central team takes stock of situation in Kerala
A three-member central team on Thursday took stock of the situation arising out of outbreak of bird flu in Alappuzha.
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ALAPPUZHA: A three-member central team on Thursday took stock of the situation arising out of outbreak of bird flu in Alappuzha district, officials said here.
The team comprising Union Health Ministry s public health specialist Dr Ruchi Jain, Pune National Institute of Virology scientist Dr Shailesh Pawar and Delhi RML Hospital physician Dr Anith Jindal visited the hotspots of the bird flu outbreak in the district, they said.
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NEW DELHI: More bird deaths were reported from several states, including those of 381 migratory species in Himachal Pradesh, amid cases of avian flu in parts of the country.
A central team, meanwhile, reached Kerala on Thursday to assess the situation in two districts where thousands of chickens and ducks were culled following an outbreak of the influenza.
With many states of north India on high alert following cases of the influenza, the Delhi government has asked its officials to keep a close watch on poultry birds coming in from neighbouring states to prevent any infection.
The Centre said bird flu has been confirmed only in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh so far, but all states should be prepared for any eventuality.