Over 4.3k birds die due to flu in 19 days across Rajasthan
In past 19 days, the death toll of birds due to suspected avian influenza virus has touched 4,390. The bird flu has been found in 16 districts. On Wednesday, 443 bird deaths were reported in the state and 62 samples out of 251 sent were found positive.
12:57 (IST) Jan 13
Avian influenza scare: 17 more birds found dead in Indore
Amidst increasing spread of H5N8 avian influenza that was first confirmed in Indore, the district on Tuesday reported unusual death of 17 birds including 10 crows. Read full story
11:15 (IST) Jan 13
Rajasthan: Avian flu in 16 districts, 626 birds die in a day
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PUNE/MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will chair a meeting to review the bird flu situation in the state on Monday.
Maharashtra on Sunday had joined seven other states in reporting an outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu.
The presence of the H5N1 strain in Maharashtra was confirmed late on Sunday with Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases finding it in the trachea and spleen samples of dead birds sent from the state for tests even as 11 more crows were found dead in Chembur in Mumbai.
Maharashtra animal husbandry commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh told TOI that the samples of dead poultry birds from Muramba village in Parbhani and dead crows and pond egrets in Mumbai, Ghodbunder (Thane district) and Dapoli have returned positive for H5N1.
Updated Jan 10, 2021 | 09:38 IST
Maharashtra has seen deaths of chicken and other birds, samples of which have been sent to Bhopal-based NIHSAD for screening. Poultry products prices fall in Pune as bird flu fright keeps people away. | Photo Credit: IANS
Pune: Prices of eggs and chicken have dropped by big margins, pertaining to bird flu cases. The poultry industry expects this to be a temporary situation which will stop in a week.
The state has seen deaths of chicken and other birds, samples of which have been sent to the Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases for screening. In the last one week, wholesale prices of chicken in the city have fallen from Rs 82.48/kg to Rs 58.23/kg yesterday.
Bird flu alert from Himachal to Kerala, how bad is the situation?
Bird flu alert from Himachal to Kerala, how bad is the situation?
Cases of bird flu have been reported from Himachal Pradesh to Kerala. Several states have issued bird flu alert. The Centre has warned the states over possibility of the disease spreading to humans.
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UPDATED: January 6, 2021 19:37 IST
Expert collecting sampling from a wetland in Jammu for testing in the wake of bird flu cases in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)
The Centre has issued a bird flu alert to states after cases of H5N1 avian influenza were reported from several places across the country. The central government has asked the states to take all possible steps to contain the spread of bird flu “on an urgent basis”. It has warned that there is a possibility of bird flu spreading to humans and domesticated animals.