Odisha: Bird flu scare grips Angul District #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Thursday, January 19, 2012Report by Sangram Ranjan Nath, Angul: After the flu scare that started from Kerang of Khurda district, the people of the State are panicky when they witness death of crows and other birds in their areas. The death of 40 to 50 crows and a stork in, Angul scared the locals. The dead birds were found at madan mohan pada Angul , Pallahada, and talcher area. Besides, many crows on the branches of an old were found in a drooping state. Though crows and the stork were lying dead on the roads. First the district administration had not taken any steps to alert the people about flu and its effect on health of the people.But now they take it seriously. The presence of the virus has already been confirmed in angul district where presence of H5N1 has been confirmed. All the field functionaries have been intimated to report in case of any eventuality and instructed to collect samples for pathological examination and send the samples directly to ADRI Phulanakhara for pathological test. RRT has been formed and the Team is ready to face any untoward situation in face of the outbreak of Bird flu. Bird flu was confirmed in two samples of dead crow from Keranga in Khurda district and Angul after test at High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) in Bhopal, a nodal officer in Fisheries and Animal Resource Development department said. As many as ten rapid response teams along with the district officials have been engaged in the operation, sources said.  http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=31503

Tsimasham, Chukha -Culling underway in affected poultry farms #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Culling underway in affected poultry farms

Jan 06, 2012

Bird Flu Outbreak: By yesterday evening, 395 chickens and 447 eggs were culled after the recent outbreak of bird flu was confirmed in Tsimasham, Chukha on December 31, last year.
On January 4, a total of 330 birds and 360 eggs in four poultry farms were culled.
Last evening, they culled the remaining 65 birds and 87 eggs.
The culling began, following a confirmation of an outbreak by the national centre for animal health in Serbithang, Thimphu.
Department of livestock’s Dr Tashi Dorji said it would be officially declared as an outbreak after the ministry receives a confirmation from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
An outbreak was suspected when 87 birds in a backyard farm of Lhamo died between December 30 and 31 in Tsimasham.
“We’re culling only those birds, whose farms are located nearest to Lhamo’s poultry farm, because the risk of them being infected is high,” Dr Tashi Dorji said. “We’re still investigating other farms.”
A team, comprising officials from the livestock department, health, police and BAFRA, visited six farms on January 4. They declared 519 birds safe from the flu.
Dr Tashi Dorji said they have sprayed disinfectant on all the coops, instead of destroying them like before. “If we destroy the coops, the compensation amount becomes too expensive,” he said. “The disinfected coops are safe for human.”
There are so far no reports of any human being infected with the virus. “Lhamo is still under observation,” Dr Tashi Dorji said.
Contact with pigeons is suspected to have caused the outbreak. “The poultry must have come in contact with pigeons to feed on rice,” Dr Tashi Dorji said. “And pigeons are wild birds that carries such virus.”
The detailed report from Bhopal will also confirm the source of infection, while the ministry is now working on the compensation that needs to be paid to the owners of culled birds.
As a preventive measure, spraying of disinfectant on vehicles plying that route also began yesterday

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Ranchi on high alert #h5n1 #birdflu

For ordinary people off the other birds in Ranchi

 Today the city investigation team will
  New Delhi: the ravens of death is on high alert in the state.  Birsa Biological Park at Ranchi Ormanji bird enclosure has been closed to the public. . These creatures have not come in contact with other birds, it has been done in view.
 . AK Gupta, Chief Conservator of Forests Forest Department has confirmed to the media. On the other hand, the death of the Crows in Jamshedpur continuing to investigate the central security team to Jamshedpur on Wednesday.  Three-member team will visit different areas of Jamshedpur. In addition to meeting with officials here. . The diet of ravens, will test the behavior and will try to find out the cause of death.
 . However, already in this report come from Bhopal has revealed that bird flu has caused the death of the Crows.  So, it has been the high alert to prevent its spread. Sakchi Kauvonkauvon dead, including areas that continue to die.  Crows were killed today in many areas including Sakchi. The bodies were lying the Crows at many places.

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Bird Flu killing crows in Jharkhand

Dec 15, 2011 In a worrying development, hundreds of crows have died in Jharkhand due to bird flu, a government official said Thursday.
The crows first started dying mysteriously last month in Jamshedpur district. This was followed by their deaths in Ranchi, Bokaro, Khuti, Sahebganj and other districts of the state.
Concerned over the situation, the Jharkhand's animal husbandry department called in experts from Bhopal's Indian Veterinary Research Institute to ascertain the cause of the crows' large-scale deaths.
"Samples of the dead crows were sent to Bhopal for tests. The scientists found strains of the deadly H5N1 virus in the dead crows, thus confirming that they had died of bird flu," an official of the animal husbandary department told IANS.
The department has issued advisories in local newspapers, asking people not to touch the dead crows, bury them and inform officials and others. Also, the Ranchi zoo has also been closed to visitors as a precautionary step.
"We are taking suitable measures and seeking views of experts about the deaths of crows," Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Satyanand Bhokta told reporters here Thursday.
The central government also has sent an advisory to the Jharkhand government regarding the deaths of the crows.  http://www.asianage.com/asdafvafasfasfsafasfasjpgcropdisplayjpg-523