Egg, chicken prices drop as bird flu outbreak unnerves consumers but no signs of panic yet Avian influenza has been reported in Rajasthan, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. The outbreak, however, is reported to be severe in Kerala, where more than one lakh birds, including ducks and chickens, were culled in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts on January 6. Poultry farming. (PC- PTI) Egg and poultry consumption has slowed in some parts of the country but there is no sign of panic yet as aviation influenza, or the bird flu, has left hundreds of thousands of birds in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh dead, posing a challenge to India's Rs 1.75 lakh crore industry.