Statesman News Service
NEW DELHI, Dec. 26: The Centre is monitoring the situation in West Bengal and Assam where culling operations are on following outbreak of Avian Influenza. It has sent expert teams and medicines.
According to sources, the flu has spread to new districts in Assam. The fresh areas to be hit by the virus are Tihu- Barama of Baksa district, Chachaligaon Burachowk village in Nagaon district, Rangamati, Aurpakmoniari Tiniali in Kamrup (Metro) district and Doloigaon Uzanpara in Bongaigaon district, the sources said.
Apart from active surveillance and regular monitoring of the affected areas on daily basis following the review of the situation by the health minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, regular culling of birds is being carried out to contain the flu from spreading.
As many as 32,495 birds have been culled in and 210 animal health workers put under chemoprophylaxis in Malda district of West Bengal following the outbreak of Avian Influenza.
Active surveillance is continuing in 0-3 km and 328 health workers have been deployed for active surveillance since the Centre notified the outbreak of the disease in English Bazaar block on 15 December. The state government has adequate stock of ventilators, PPE and Oseltamivir, according to an official release here.
In Assam, 3,235 birds have been culled taking the cumulative number of birds so far culled to 4,08,236. A total of 471 animal health workers, deployed for the culling activity are on chemoprophylaxis. Culling activities have been completed in all blocks except district Chirang while mopping up and sanitisation is underway in other blocks.
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