After Maharashtra, bird flu has been confirmed in Delhi as well

Ajay Padnekar

Mumbai: (news.kvartha.com 11.01. 2021) Delhi has become the tenth state to confirm bird flu cases after Maharashtra. Eight samples, including four from a park in Delhi's Mayur Vihar Phase III, three from Sanjay Lake, and one from Dwarka, all are positive for avian influenza. Dr. Rakesh Singh from the Animal Husbandry unit said. Imports of live birds and poultry markets in Delhi and other affected states have been temporarily closed.

In Maharashtra, bird flu has been confirmed and the order has been issued for culling the birds within a kilometer of the epicenter in Parbhani and Latur, the Animal Husbandry Commissioner said. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will convene a meeting to review the situation. Parbhani is located at a distance of 500 km from the state capital Mumbai. District Collector Deepak Madhukar Munglikar said about 800 birds had died in the last two days.

In Uttar Pradesh, the Animal Husbandry Department has advised people not to go to zoos and bird sanctuaries and not to come in contact with any kind of bird. Authorities have been asked to confirm that any unnatural death of the bird has been reported.

The states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Gujarat had earlier confirmed that avian influenza was the cause of the bird deaths.

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