India - No Laboratory Confirmed Human Case of Avian Influenza Reported in Country So Far: MoS Health

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Avian flu debuts in city, samples of 17 dead poultry birds in Dhayari test +ve
Feb 6, 2021,

“The positive cases have been found at Gosaviwasti in Dhayar ...

An animal husbandry official said dead birds were thrown on the road in the area on February 2. ...

Another animal husbandry official said most avian influenza cases from Pune district have been detected in backyard poultry ..
“The birds roam in houses of the owners.
Not a single avian influenza instance has been detected in humans.. ..

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Bird flu hits two more districts

The Centre has included two more districts of Howrah and Purulia in the bird flu map in Kolkata, report HT Correspondents.
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Kolkata
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2008 03:01 AM IST

The West Bengal government is keeping its fingers crossed. A possible outbreak of bird flu in Kolkata is what it fears now as newer areas get affected almost every day... ..

Deaths of many dogs and doves were also reported in bird flu-affected Katwa in Burdwan and Kazigram in Malda. State Animal Resource Development (ARD) officials have collected samples of carcasses for laboratory tests.

A state health department official said, “There is every possibility of human influenza anywhere across the state. We are preparing to fight a human disaster.

Today, we asked the Centre to send us about 35 ventilators and several thousand equipment. The Centre has already given us 20 ventilators.”
https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolka...DiNAECraP.html

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No Laboratory Confirmed Human Case of Avian Influenza Reported in Country So Far: MoS Health

Providing details of the strains detected so far and the steps taken to strengthen the process of lab tests for meat products in the country, Choubey said the strains detected so far are H5N1, H5N8 and H5.

• LAST UPDATED:FEBRUARY 05, 2021, 22:58 IST

There are no laboratory confirmed human cases of avian influenza reported in the country till date, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told the Lok Sabha on Friday. Providing details of the strains detected so far and the steps taken to strengthen the process of lab tests for meat products in the country, Choubey saidthe strains detected so far are H5N1, H5N8 and H5.

The National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (NIHSAD), Bhopal is conducting laboratory testing for bird flu in meat products in the country, Choubey said in a written reply. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has a network of 190 primary food testing laboratories under Section 43(1) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and 18 referral laboratories under Section 43(2) of the Act. Besides these, there are 18 state Food Testing Laboratories continuing under Section 98 of the FSS Act 2006, he said.

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In response to another question, Choubey said no vaccine has been developed in India or procured by the government to protect people from bird flu/avian influenza. Zoonotic diseases for which vaccine has been widely used and procured by the government are Rabies, Japanese Encephalitis and Kyasanur Forest Disease, he said.

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