Avian Influenza in poultry birds confirmed in 10 States: Govt

 

 

Avian Influenza in poultry birds has been confirmed in 10 States. These states are Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said the disease has also been confirmed in Crow, Migratory and Wild birds in 13 States and Union Territories. These states and UTs are Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Bihar.

 

 

Avian Influenza has been confirmed in domestic fowl in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Avian Influenza has also been confirmed in crow samples in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, Paschim Champaran district of Bihar and in samples from peacock in Udhampur as well as samples of crow in Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir. Control and Containment Operations are going on in the affected epicentres of Haryana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.