Bhopal lab confirms bird flu in State

Bhopal lab confirms bird flu in State

NEW DELHI, Dec 1 – The Bhopal-based High Security Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (HSADL) has confirmed the outbreak of bird flu among the domesticated fowls of Thakuria Chuba of Rajabazar village under Hajo Revenue Circle of Kamrup district. Reports of unusual death of fowls have also been come from parts of Sarpara village of Palasbari of the district, sources said.

The Directorate of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry here received reports of unusual death of domesticated birds from Thakuria Chuba.

Assam has not confirmed H5N1 previously, although adjacent West Bengal and Bangladesh reported major outbreaks at the beginning of this year, when unusual poultry deaths were also reported in Assam.

Meanwhile, most of the poultry farms located within the 3 km radius around Rajabazar village in Hajo Revenue Circle have been covered by the cutting operations taken up in the wake of outbreak of bird flu in the village. Cutting operation in the area are expected to come to an end tomorrow to be followed by moping operations day after tomorrow, to cover all the backyard birds of the area that have been left out during the cutting operations. The moping operations are expected to continue for about ten days, official sources said.
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