CPDO comes to 3-m standstill as Rapid Response Teams cull poultry birds
Saturday, November 03, 2012 08:00 IST
Excerpt:
The Central Poultry Development Organisation and Training Institute
(CPDO) seems to have come to a standstill as the Rapid Response Teams
are culling entire poultry birds.
Following the avian or bird
flu or H5N1 which affected the poultry birds at the 90 acre campus of
CPDO located on the outskirts of Bengaluru, the Union government sent in
Rapid Response Teams to dispose off the birds. The culling operation
was carried out as per the Union Government Action Plan as part of the
containment and eradication of H5N1 virus infected dead birds.
The
Rapid Response Teams have culled 13,342 ducks, 369 emus and one
ostrich. All the birds are disposed off as per Government of India
Action Plan to contain and eradicate H5N1 virus. There has been no human
fatality reported so far or no news of poultry birds outside the campus
or anywhere in Karnataka affected by the avian flu has come in.
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According to M Madan Gopal, principal secretary, department of health
and family welfare, the avian flu made its presence, is not in control.
There is a panel of doctors conducting daily medical checks of those who
are involved in the culling operations.
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