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Bhiwani, Jan 31: The presence of bird flu has been ruled out in Haryana after post-mortem concluded that the chicken deaths in Bhiwani were caused due to intestinal infection and not bird flu.
This has been asserted by a top official of the state Animal Husbandry Department and the state government has also claimed that the deaths were not due to bird flu.
An official of the Haryana Agricultural Department has stated that the Department had probed the cause of death of the chickens and brought the sample. After preliminary investigation it was discovered that the infections were respiratory in nature caused due to drastic fall in the temperature in the state. Therefore, based on this, experts have so far negated the possibility of bird flu here.
Varanasi bans chicken trade, sale
Meanwhile the administration in Varanasi has banned chicken trade particularly the purchase of chicken from West Bengal. The sale also has been halted in the markets of the city as a precautionary step.
Sources also state that it has been decided to thoroughly check the trains coming from West Bengal to ensure that the ban is adhered to. This pronouncement has come a day after chicken being smuggled from West Bengal was seized at the Rourkela railway station.
Bird flu scare in Darjeeling
However Darjeeling was gripped by bird flu scare today where 38 chicken were found dead yesterday even as culling operations continued in the affected West Bengal districts. Darjeeling magistrate Rajesh Pandey confirmed the chicken deaths which occurred at Takdah village.
Blood samples have been sent to a laboratory for testing and the administration would chalk out an action plan after getting the result, he said.
Meanwhile, the state Animal Husbandry Ministry has raised the culling target to 27 lakh following death of about 4,000 chicken in North 24 Parganas district bordering Kolkata yesterday.
Although the district was not yet declared affected, culling operation has been undertaken as a preventive measure.
"As the target area is increasing every day it is impossible to say how many chicken will have to be killed," Animal Resource Development (ARD) Minister Anisur Rehman said.
The minister said so far there was no case of human infection. "We have sent more than 3500 human samples and none have tested positive."
Avian Flu Spreads, West Bengal To Cull 2.55 Million Birds (Roundup)
Thursday 31st of January 2008
With the avian flu spreading to new areas in West Bengal, the government announced Thursday that it would end up culling a whopping 2.8 million poultry birds by Saturday.
'We had culled about 2.55 million birds by Wednesday. We hope to complete the rest in two more days,' Animal Resource Development Minister Anisur Rahman said.
The authorities continued to maintain that the deadly virus that has gripped the length and breadth of West Bengal had not infected human beings in the state since it was detected Jan 15.
Health Minister Surya Kanta Mishra said 18 samples had undergone laboratory tests and that about 1.8 million people in the affected regions were under the scanner for possible infection.
'We are quarantining the cullers for a certain time and administering them Tamiflu,' he said.
Minister Rahman said all poultry and egg sellers would be compensated for the loss and each family losing chickens and ducks to culling or to deaths from the virus would get Rs.500.
Reports from the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) in Bhopal confirmed that samples from Suri I block in Birbhum districts, Raghunathganj II in Murshidabad district and Chanditala II in Hooghly district close to Kolkata had tested positive for avian influenza.
Hooghly District Magistrate Vinod Kumar confirmed the outbreak in Hutpur village, barely 20 km from Kolkata. Areas affected by bird flu now ring the city of 15 million, creating a real scare.
The HSADL is yet to confirm reports of bird flu spreading to Baduria area in Kolkata's adjoining North 24-Parganas district but the government has said that the deadly H5N1 strain has been found in the samples taken from there.
Officials in New Delhi said that among the 1.6 million people surveyed, teams of healthcare personnel had detected 3,700 people with signs of upper respiratory infection such as cold, cough and fever.
Only 28 of them have had a history of exposure to poultry. However, none of these people had symptoms of avian influenza like lung infection, breathlessness or lung patches visible on X-ray.
Under widespread attack for not acting fast, the government is desperately trying to contain the bird flu's spread.
Villagers in Bajitpur, Parchandrahat and Chattaparulia in Birbhum's Mayureswar-I block, which is affected by bird flu, reportedly exhumed culled poultry birds Monday and marched to the panchayat office seeking interim relief of Rs.500 for each family.
The culled birds were again buried in the trenches at the intervention of the police, who issued a stern warning that anyone found exhuming dead birds would be arrested.
Bird flu was confirmed in West Bengal Jan 15. The affected districts are South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Birbhum, South Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Nadia, Burdwan, Bankura, Malda, Cooch Behar, Purulia and West Midnapore.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described the West Bengal situation as 'serious'.
In neighbouring Bangladesh, which shares a long border with West Bengal, bird flu has affected 29 out of 64 districts. The Bangladesh authorities declared the outbreak Jan 3.
Centre asks Haryana to send samples of dead poultry
New Delhi (PTI): With reports of a few hundred chicken dying in a poultry farm in Haryana, the Centre has asked the state government to send samples of dead poultry for testing for the deadly bird flu virus.
The Haryana government has informed us that a few hundred birds have died in a poultry farm in Jind district of the state, Union Animal Husbandry Secretary Pradeep Kumar told reporters here on Thursday.
"Though the state government got the samples tested at the Agricultural University there, which showed no Bird flu virus was present in them, we have asked them to send the samples to HSADL, Bhopal, for further testing," Kumar said.
According to the Haryana government, the poultry died due to E. Coli bacterial infection, he added.
"The number of chickens dead in Haryana farm is 500-600 out of a total population of 10,000," he said.
On reports of birds being culled in Uttar Pradesh, Kumar said the Animal Husbandry department has asked the Railways to ensure that no poultry is transported from West Bengal to any state.
Centre asks Haryana to send samples of dead poultry
New Delhi (PTI): With reports of a few hundred chicken dying in a poultry farm in Haryana, the Centre has asked the state government to send samples of dead poultry for testing for the deadly bird flu virus.
The Haryana government has informed us that a few hundred birds have died in a poultry farm in Jind district of the state, Union Animal Husbandry Secretary Pradeep Kumar told reporters here on Thursday.
"Though the state government got the samples tested at the Agricultural University there, which showed no Bird flu virus was present in them, we have asked them to send the samples to HSADL, Bhopal, for further testing," Kumar said.
According to the Haryana government, the poultry died due to E. Coli bacterial infection, he added.
"The number of chickens dead in Haryana farm is 500-600 out of a total population of 10,000," he said.
On reports of birds being culled in Uttar Pradesh, Kumar said the Animal Husbandry department has asked the Railways to ensure that no poultry is transported from West Bengal to any state.
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Bird Flu within short radius Kolkata
Hooghly, Jan 31 (UNI) The dreaded avian influenza took another step towards Kolkata, even as the government is taking steps to block all gateways to the city, with confirmation of the outbreak at Hatpur village under Chanditala police station here some 20 km from the metropolis. District Magistrate Vinod Kumar said here today that several birds had died of unnatural causes in the area, following which, the blood samples were sent for tests and the authorities confirmed that the dreaded disease had taken another village in its grip, thus inching closer towards the West Bengal capital.
Bird flu scare in Darjeeling hills Friday February 1 2008 00:00 IST <SMALL>PTI</SMALL>
<SMALL>KOLKATA: Bird flu scare today gripped Darjeeling where 38 chicken were found dead even as culling operations continued in the 13 affected districts of West Bengal.
Darjeeling Magistrate Rajesh Pandey said 38 chicken died at Takdah village of Darjeeling district in north Bengal on Wednesday night.
Blood samples have been sent to a laboratory for testing and the administration would chalk out an action plan after getting the result, he said.
As many as 5.80 lakh birds have been culled in Murshidabad district so far with 50,000 remaining to be eliminated, said District Magistrate Subir Bhadra. Culling was mostly done in Samserganj, Beldanga and Kandi block areas.
Ninety per cent culling was over in West Midnapore district where bird flu was spotted in Debra block, district officials said. However, rains and intense cold were hampering the culling work, they said.
Meanwhile, the state animal husbandry ministry has raised the culling target to 27 lakh following death of about 4,000 chicken in North 24 Parganas district bordering Kolkata Wednesday.
Culling figure revised as fresh areas affected in WB Friday February 1 2008 00:00 IST <SMALL>PTI</SMALL>
<SMALL>KOLKATA: The figure for culling poultry in West Bengal was on Thursday revised to 28 lakh as the avian influenza spread to one block each in Birbhum and Murshidabad districts, while Darjeeling reported chicken deaths for the first time.
Fresh birdflu was confirmed in Rajapukur village in Birbhum's Suri-1 block and Raghnathganj block-2 in Murshidbad, district officials said.
Culling will begin in these areas from Friday. In Darjeeling, 38 chickens were found dead in a poultry in Takdah village, sparking fear of the spread of H5n1 virus, district magistrate Rajesh Pandey said.
In north 24 Parganas, which also was unaffected, 46,000 chickens were culled after symptoms of the disease surfaced in the past two days, district magistrate Prabhat Mishra said. The blocks where chicken deaths occurred were Baduria, Swarupnagar and Habra-1. In south 24 Parganas, an affected district, 250 more chickens died at a private poultry having 5,000 birds at Maheshtala in addition to 300 on Wednesday. The report of the samples were yet to be received, district magistrate Sanghamitra Ghosh said. Culling was completed during the day in Purulia, West Midnapore, Howrah and was to be completed in Nadia and Malda districts by Friday.
Earlier culling was completed in Burdwan, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur.
A report from Birbhum said there was resentment among animal husbandry department men engaged in culling as they were only being provided masks and not plastics gloves, shoes and aprons as earlier.
District ARD officer N D Bhowmick said masks were more important and these were being provided, though plastic gloves, aprons and shoes had been given earlier.
In Hooghly district where culling operations were to be taken up tomorrow at Satpukur Chanditollah, officials said the men were not taking the Tamil flu drug, which was necessary before operations.
They said poor consumption of the drug could be estimated from the fact that only 13,200 tablets were taken though over 33,000 were sent.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal government said that compensation would be paid to those whose birds had died or would have to be culled, besides affected egg traders.
Earlier those whose birds had died and egg traders were not entitled to compensation. For this two committees would function at the district and block levels under the district magistrate and BDO, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said.
Poultry farmers who did not fall within the affected district would not be paid compensation, animal resources development Minister Anisur Rahaman told reporters after the Chief Minister held a video conference with the district magistrates of the 13 bird flu affected districts to review the situation and assess the extent of loss.
Kolkata/New Delhi, Jan. 31: Bird flu scare on Thursday gripped West Bengal?s tourist spot of Darjeeling with the death of some chicken and Uttar Pradesh?s Shahjahanpur district, where over 2,500 birds were culled, even as the Centre said it will explore the possibility of seeking US help for medicines and other preventive equipment.
On the other hand, West Bengal animal resource development minister Anisur Rehman said "as the target area is increasing every day it is impossible to say how many chicken will have to be killed (in the state)". However, there was no case of human infection, he said.
The ministry has raised the culling target to 27 lakhs following death of about 4,000 chicken in North 24 Parganas district bordering Kolkata on Wednesday. Despite the state government?s repeated assurance that birdflu was under control, the disease appears to be creeping towards Kolkata with 500 chicken dying of suspected avian flu in the past three days in a poultry in Mahestala municipality, five km from the city.
In UP?s Shahjahanpur, the chicken were part of a consignment from West Bengal?s Burdwan district and had arrived in Varanasi on Wednesday, officials said.
One person has been detained by the police in this connection and authorities have been put on alert.
Darjeeling magistrate Rajesh Pandey said 38 chicken died at Takdah village in north Bengal on Wednesday night. The blood samples have been sent for testing and the administration would chalk out an action plan after getting results.
Union minister Mukherjee said India requires US? support if "there is some new medicine or some technological thing like equipment or medicines or chemicals available which can prevent" the outbreak of birdflu. Mr Mukherjee, however, said the government was not contemplating asking the US for help in containing the outbreak, as "...We do not require their support for culling".
He said West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has assured him that the situation was under control in a large number of areas.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal government brought egg traders those whose birds had died or culled within the ambit of compensation benefit.
ARD minister Rahaman said assistance would be provided to affected self help groups if they are interested in continuing rearing poultry.
Around 18.5 lakh people are involved in poultry farming in the state, he said. In the state?s Murshidabad district, nearly 5.80 lakh birds have been culled with 50,000 remaining to be eliminated, officials said. Ninety per cent culling was over in west Midnapore district where bird flu was spotted in Debra block, district officials said. In Coochbehar, nearly 50,000 affected birds were killed. Samples from Mahestala near Kolkata have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Bhopal for tests. (PTI)
Two more birds found dead at Maharabi<!EpnHeading2End> Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 31: After carcasses of seven Uchek Meishangbi (a species of Magpie) and four Khoining (Bulbul) were collected by officials of the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department from Maharabi village in Imphal West district yesterday, two carcasses of Khoining and Urok were also recovered in the same area today.
Speaking to The Sangai Express, Veterinary Director Dr Th Dorendra informed that a doctor of the Department will be sent to the high security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal tomorrow with samples of the dead birds collected in the last 48 hours.
He said that extra preventive measures are being taken up in the State following outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal.
Since the surveillance operation was launched, there has been no case of any unnatural death of chicken or duck in the State, he conveyed.
Even as the Government of West Bengal has asked for veterinary experts to help in combating bird flu in West Bengal, the State Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry is unable to spare any experts due to shortage of manpower in the Department, Dr Dorendra informed.
Department officials have also started collecting blood samples of poultry birds reared in Maharabi where carcasses of wild birds were found.
On the other hand, the Department is continuing its awareness programmes on bird flu.
Under the programme, an awareness campaign on bird flu was held today at Lilong.
Published on Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 00:20, Updated at Fri, Feb 01, 2008 in Nation section
New Delhi: Despite the bird flu cases reported in West Bengal, ongoing culling operations in Bihar and rumours and scares aplenty in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi has not quite given into the fear of the virus.
In fact, chicken prices, which have fallen in several other cities, are still as high as Rs 85 a kilo in the capital.
Except for some small-time traders who faced a setback initially, traders say that the bird flu scare has not affected poultry sales.
Chicken remains popular in households with the awareness that chicken cooked at temperatures over 75 degrees is safe.
Says homemaker Sangeeta Chadha,?We love chicken and eat it everyday. I just boil it for longer now, but nothing has changed.?
Restaurants, too, still feature numerous chicken dishes on the menu, a far cry from the bird flu scare of previous years.
?Customers do ask us sometimes, just to be safe, but we assure them that we get it from Ghazipur, where everything is checked properly,? explains the owner of Karim?s restaurant, Moin-ud-din Ahmed. ?Our customers have been eating with the same zest as before.?
Clearly, warnings of bird flu hitting other states have not affected the appetites of Delhi?s chicken-lovers.
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MEA in favour of US aid to combat bird flu
Courtesy TIMESNOW
JANUARY 31 : The Indian Government has decided to seek US help in containing the outbreak of Bird Flu with the Ministry of External Affairs ?accepting? US Amabassador David Mulford?s offer to help which means US expertise will now be put into use in Left-controlled West Bengal which has been worst hit by the dreaded Avian Influenza.
Highly places sources have told TIMESNOW that the MEA has asked the Health Ministry and the Agriculture Ministry to work on a request for help.
A detailed list of requirements is being readied by the two ministries to ensure that India is not on the brink of combatting an epidemic or worse, human infections by the H5N1 strain.
The Agricultural Ministry, sources say is considering looking at a vaccine for birds that is manufactured by an American firm.
A long term mitigation strategy may also be in the offing, as also a request for TamiFlu vaccines to ensure that humans are not affected.
The Left-ruled West Bengal will be the first to get aid from the United States when the request comes through, since Buddha?s Bengal has been the worst hit by the outbreak.
What started as an isolated outbreak just over 10 days ago has now brought the State down to its knees. The Avian flu was first reported in Bengal?s Birbhum district on January 15 and has now spread to 13 out of 19 districts.
Most alarmingly Bird Flu is now at Kolkata?s doorstep with chicken deaths here being reported from Budge Budge village just 40 kilometres away from the State capital.
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Bangla dumps dead birds, fresh threat
A fresh threat of further spread of Bird Flu has been reported by a BSF team. According to the reports, Bangladesh is dumping dead poultry in the no-mans land between West Bengal and Bangladesh, TIMESNOW reported.
Bangladesh itself is grapping with the virus with 29 districts in the country reeling under the Bird Flu virus.
The Indian government has urged Bangadesh to evolve a a joint system of disposing dead poultry from Bird Flu affected areas in both the countries on the Indo-Bangla border so that population on either side does not get infected.
Meanwhile, Bird Flu was confirmed in more areas of West Bengal on Thursday (January 31) with samples from more blocks in Bir-bhum, Murshidabad and Hooghly districts testing positive at the
HSADL, Bhopal. A total mortality of 1,30,170 poultry deaths have been reported from the affected districts. The state estimates that 28 lakh birds would be culled over a period of 2-3 days and around 23.23 lakh birds have already been culled. The culling process has already been completed in six districts
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Chicken deaths have been reported from Jalpaiguri district, which was so far free from bird-flu, even as culling operations continued in the other affected regions of the state on Friday.
Three hundred chicks were reported dead at Baganbari village in Falakata area of Jalpaiguri, Falakata panchayat samity president Lily Chakraborty said.
An FIR was lodged and samples from the poultry sent for testing the presence of H5N1 virus.
In Darjeeling where chicken deaths were reported from Takdah village yesterday, District Magistrate Rajesh Pandey said the report on the samples was still awaited and no culling was being carried out.
Kolkata (PTI): Chicken deaths have been reported from Jalpaiguri district, which was so far free from bird-flu, even as culling operations continued in the other affected regions of the state on Friday.
Three hundred chicks were reported dead at Baganbari village in Falakata area of Jalpaiguri, Falakata panchayat samity president Lily Chakraborty said.
An FIR was lodged and samples from the poultry sent for testing the presence of H5N1 virus.
In Darjeeling where chicken deaths were reported from Takdah village yesterday, District Magistrate Rajesh Pandey said the report on the samples was still awaited and no culling was being carried out.
Darjeeling municipality announced a ban on the sale of chicken and poultry products and asked people to desist from consuming them.
In worst-affected Birbhum the work to destroy chicken was taken up at Rajapukur, a new area to be affected by the disease as well as in Suri municipal area, official sources said at Suri. The culling figure in the district was the highest at over 9.6 lakh while that in the state was yesterday revised to 28 lakh.
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