Thursday, January 26, 2012

India-Bird flu alert in north AP #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Bird flu alert in north AP
  • The district administrations of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam have issued a bird flu alert in the wake of avian influenza cases in Odisha.

    The administrations of the three coastal districts have also appealed to the public, particularly poultry farmers and non-vegetarians, to take precaution. A senior Animal Husbandry Department officer said they have started making all possible efforts to stop migration of crows, parrots and cranes, besides poultry chicken, from Odisha.

    The district administrations have asked the departments concerned, including Animal Husbandry, to report bird deaths. The departments have also been instructed to start culling infected birds, if needed, and bury them in pits with adequate safeguard.

    Strict instructions were also issued to poultry farms in the region.

    Three rapid response teams from Hyderabad would arrive here by month-end to spread awareness among people, particularly poultry farmers.  http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/hyderabad/bird-flu-alert-north-ap-302

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