Tue. Mar 19th, 2024

New Delhi: The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying on Tuesday said that as of 19 January, outbreaks of Avian Influenza have been confirmed in 5 States for poultry birds and in 10 States for Crow, Migratory and Wild birds.

Further, Avian Influenza has been confirmed in poultry samples from Allapuzha district, Kerala, and the districts of Nanded (Chikhari and Talahari villages), Satara ( Marai Wadi), Latur (Davangaon), Nagpur ( Waranga), Gadchiroli (Gadchiroli), Mumbai (Kalyan,Thane)and Beed (Warati), said the ministry.

Avian Influenza has been confirmed in Crow, Migratory and Wild birds in the States of Uttar Pradesh (Aliganj, Kheri- Crow), and Punjab (Rupnagar-Bar Headed Goose).

In Maharashtra, in the epicentres of Parbhani district and CPDO, Mumbai control and containment operations have been completed and sanitization is under process. In all other affected epicentres RRTs have been deployed and culling of poultry birds is underway. Surveillance work is continued at the places where positive results have been reported in Crow, Migratory and Wild birds.

Further, in Madhya Pradesh (Districts of Harda and Mandsaur) culling operations have been completed and in Chhattisgarh (District Balod), RRTs have been deployed for culling of poultry birds around 1 Km radius of epicentres of the outbreak in poultry. Culling operation of poultry is continuing in the epicentres of Haryana (District Panchkula).

The central team formed for monitoring the situation in the affected areas of the country is visiting the affected sites and has visited Raigad and Pune district of Maharashtra to monitor the epicenters of AI outbreak and conducting epidemiological studies.

All the States are reporting to the Department daily regarding the control measures adopted by the States and UTs based on the Revised Action Plan for Preparedness, Control, and Containment of Avian Influenza 2021.