Poultry sales hit by up to 50% across north India as bird flu scare grows Even as authorities are taking measures to control the spread of bird flu, egg and poultry consumption has gone down in some parts of the country where the outbreak of the virus has been reported or an alert has been sounded. advertisement January 8, 2021 UPDATED: January 9, 2021 00:39 IST The business of poutry farms has been severly hit due to bird flu scare (PTI image) Thousands of birds have died across several states, triggering a nationwide bird flu alert. Bird flu, also called avian influenza, has made a come...