More that 1,000 bird deaths were recorded on Tuesday in India as states stepped up efforts to combat the avian influenza, PTI reported. The...
More that 1,000 bird deaths were recorded on Tuesday in India as states stepped up efforts to combat the avian influenza, PTI reported. The Centre, meanwhile, said that it has deputed an expert team to visit epicentres of the outbreak in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
So far, Kerala, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana have confirmed cases of bird flu.
In Himachal Pradesh, 280 migratory water birds were found dead in the Pong Dam Lake area in Kangra district, taking the total number of bird deaths in the state to 4,637. Their samples have been sent for testing.
The total number of birds deaths in Rajasthan rose by 626 to 3,947. Cases of the infection have been confirmed in 16 of the state’s districts. In Uttar Pradesh, 74 birds were found dead in the last 24 hours.
An unspecified number of crows, herons and mynas were found dead in Jharkhand’s Dumka district. The administration of Maharashtra’s Latur district, meanwhile, ordered the culling of birds after samples collected from Sukni and Kendrewadi villages tested positive for the infection.
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In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry &...
