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    Entry of poultry from Assam banned in Nagaland

    Kohima, Dec 18: In view of outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Assam, district administrations of Mokokchung and Mon in Nagaland have banned entry of poultry and poultry products from the bordering state.

    <!--end of related-box-j-a-->Official sources said the district administrations have asked police and civil administration posted at inter-state border check posts of Tizit and Naginimora to keep strict vigil on the movement of fowls.

    Mokokchung deputy commissioner has asked all the concerened departments manning border check posts and gates to strictly ban entry of all poultry and its products to the district till further orders, the sources said.

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    Dimapur on high alert following bird flu
    Kohima, Dec 19 : The district administration of Dimapur, especially the district health and veterinary departments, has sounded a red alert throughout the district following reports of deaths of some poultry and wild birds bordering Assam's Karbi Anglong district.

    Official sources said besides poultry, wild birds like crows, doves, bulbuls, owls and kites were reportedly found dead in the jungles of Karbi Anglong district bordering Nagaland. Unofficial reports said some poultry and birds were found dead inside Nagaland.
    The district administration of Dimapur, Additional Deputy Commissioner Sedevikho Khro, in an order has banned transport of all types of poultry and poultry products. The order also sought the cooperation of all concerned in complying with the directive in order to ensure a safe festive season.
    Sources said Nagaland spent about Rs three hundred crores annually on meat consumption.
    The state veterinary department had already informed all villages bordering Assam to immediately inform the nearest Veterinary Centre in case of abnormal death of any poultry or birds and constituted Rapid Reaction Teams (RRT) in all the districts as precautionary measures to prevent spread of the Avian Influenza.
    The Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung Bengankokba, by an order, had also temporarily banned import of poultry and poultry products from Assam.
    Official sources said the DC in an order issued at Mokokchung yesterday, asked all the concerned departments manning check gates and check posts to keep strict vigil on the entry of banned poultry and its products into Nagaland through the district.
    --- UNI

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      Avian flu outbreak feared in Dimapur
      Dimapur, Dec 18(NPN):
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      Article published on 12/19/2008 12:18:04 AM IST Font Size:


      With avian flu spreading like wildfire in Assam where more than three lakh affected poultry birds have been culled, cases of outbreak reported in nearly Karbi Anglong highlights the strong suspicion that the disease has already arrived Dimapur and nearby areas more than a week ago.
      According to reports, many poultry birds have been affected in Dimapur particularly in the colonies bordering Karbi Anglong. It was reported that many poultry birds have died during the past week in the areas. The bird flu virus can change inside of a human body or an animal?s body ? swine, for instance, that is medically closest to human.
      According to a report about the possibility of avian flu transmission to human,it was stated that if bird flu and human flu combine, the strain formed out of the two combinations could result in its spread from human to human.
      Meanwhile, according to PTI: More poultry deaths were reported Tuesday in Assam where avian influenza spread to another district, taking the count of affected districts in the state to seven, even as some crows tested positive for the H5N1 strain. Blood samples of the crows found dead in Chatribari area here were confirmed as H5N1 positive by laboratories in Bhopal and Pune, sources said.
      The laboratories also confirmed that avian influenza had spread to three more areas in Assam, hitting seven districts so far with culling operations on in three. Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary A Kakati said three samples sent from Sariha village in Barpeta, Kheluamara village in Bongaigaon and Kharguli in Guwahati to the Bhopal-based High Security Diagnostic Laboratory had tested positive. With this, the number of bird flu affected epicentres increased from six to nine in seven districts, Kakati said. Fresh cases of unusual bird deaths were reported from Karbi Anglong, Nagaon, Lakhimpur, Sibsagar and Golaghat districts.

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        Re: India: Nagaland H5N1 in Poultry and Wild Birds

        Updated map

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          Kolkata, Dec 19 (PTI) With the cause of bird flu returning to West Bengal for a second time yet to be ascertained, watch is being kept on migratory birds with the onset of winter.
          Animal Resources Development Minister Anisur Rehman told PTI today that "all efforts are being made to ascertain the cause of the outbreak.

          "We have asked the authorities to keep a watch on the migratory birds in zoos and sanctuaries, like Kulik near Raiganj in north Bengal," he said.

          "We are trying to ascertain what caused the outbreak in Malda district which was one of the worst-hit in the last bird flu attack," he said, adding that it was yet to be ascertained that the H5N1 virus had been imported from a neighbouring country.

          To a question, Rehman said 17,000 birds were yet to be culled in Malda district and it would be done as early as possible.

          He said that there was no bar on consumption of poultry products, except for the 3-km radius of the areas where culling was being done.

          "The avian flu has been contained and the situation is under control and there is no human infection as yet," the minister added. PTI

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              Dc Mon issues prohibitory order

              Mon, December 17 (DIPR): In view of Bird Flu spreading in various districts of Assam and as per the directives of the Government of Nagaland, the import of poultry and poultry products from the state of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has been banned by the Deputy Commissioner, Mon, Dinesh Kunar, IAS with immediate effect till further order. The Superintendent of Police, Mon and District Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Officer, Mon are directed to enforce the prohibitory order regarding ban on import of poultry and poultry products from the neighboring states which should be checked at all entry and exit points in the district.

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                Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary
                Assam, the gateway to the northeast boasts of a diverse natural heritage. The state houses several national parks and wildlife sanctuaries amongst which the Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary deserves special mention.
                Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary covers a moderate expanse of 96 sq. km in Karbi Anglong District of Central Assam. The sanctuary portrays ecological harmony at its best. The idyllic paradise is replete with lush green foliage and laced by cascading rivers and water bodies that gleam like a jewel in a brass setting under the playful saffron sunbeams. Merry twittering birds and wild animals prowling about the place add a romantic charm to the place. Regal elephants and majestic predatory beasts, the magnificent, elegant, swift spotted leopards and the graceful national animal, the Royal Bengal Tiger add to the splendor of the place.
                Karbi Anglong, the home of the Karbi tribe is a personification of nature at its best. Mystic blue hills and icy blue hilly rivers winding their way across a tortuous serpentine path through the hills and the picturesque green valleys with golden paddy fields glowing in the bright early morning sunshine that are nestled among the lofty hills captivate tourists with their divine, celestial beauty.
                The congenial winters and bracing spring make the months spanning between October to March the perfect time to visit Karbi Anglong District. Thus the Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary records a high footfall during the pleasant winters.

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                  Karbi Along Wildlife Sanctuary

                  Area: 96 sq. kms/9,600 ha

                  Description:
                  This wildlife Sanctuary covers an area of 96 sq. kms. Situated in Karbi Anglong district. Animals commonly found here are Elephant, Leopard, water buffalo, etc.

                  Wildlife:
                  Karbi Anglong is rich in varied wild life. Elephants are fairly common especially near the hills and when the crops are ripening, they do much damages. Reports of Wild stray elephants, particularly solitary Dantals and Makhana Gundas attacking passers by or killing villagers and damaging crops by herds are common features. Deers are also available. Monitor Lizard (Gui) and pythons (Aajagar) are also common.

                  Birds:
                  The avifauna includes many colourful birds living in forests and swamps. Birds frequently spotted are Great Himalayan Hornbill, Imperial Pigeon, Green Pigeon, Emerald dove, Hill partridges, Jungle fowl, Pheasant, Hoopoe, Koel, King Fisher, Storks, Herons, Pelicans, Wood Pecker, Mynas, Yellow bittern, Egrets etc.


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                    <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=pn-informant style="HEIGHT: 25px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" width="70%">Posted byadminonThursday, January 31, 2008</TD><TD class=pn-normal style="HEIGHT: 25px; TEXT-ALIGN: right" width="30%"></TD></TR><TR><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" colSpan=2>
                    SHILLONG, JAN30 [PTI] : With the avian flu spreading fast in West Bengal, panic gripped Meghalaya on Wednesday following a prediction by researchers about a possible "massive outbreak" of the disease in the Northeast.


                    A "prediction map" prepared by research associate Dr Dibyendu Adhikari and Arun Chettri of the Department of Botany, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), which was made public on Wednesday, claimed that some areas in Northeastern region were vulnerable to the H5N1 virus. The map also highlighted areas in West Bengal, which has already been affected by the out break of the virus, and most districts of Bangladesh which had a "suitable environment for proliferation of the bird flu".

                    Though the map covers potential risk zones of bird flu in almost all northeastern states, including Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram, the hilly areas in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh have been identified as lower-risk zone. Adhikari and Chettri said the prediction map of the potential risk areas of bird flu in the Northeastern India was made through the technique of Ecological Niche Modeling (ENM). ENM involves using artificial intelligence algorithm called Genetic Algorithm for Rule-Set Prediction (GARP) along with the Geograhic Information System (GIS) technology, they said.

                    They called for precautionary measures like proper monitoring of the areas visited by migratory birds in Assam to check spread of avian influenza in the region. In earlier studies, the technique successfully predicted the prevalence of infectious diseases like ebola, chagas, human monkeypox, malaria and dengue in different parts of the world, Adhikari and Chettri said. The researchers said they had used 28 environmental parameters for modeling the distribution of the avian influenza virus in northeastern India. The predictions claimed that areas like Nalbari, Rangiya, Guwahati, Tezpur, Kamrup, Barpeta, Goalpara, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Manas, Kaziranga, Udalguri, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Dhekiajuli, Rangapara, Nagaon and Diphu in Assam were likely to be affected by the flu virus. "Further analysis shows that the predicted areas in Assam are mostly visited by migratory birds. Proper monitoring of the areas is needed to check spread of bird flu," they said.

                    Veterinary officials, who were bombarded by queries from the people after the report was made public, brushed aside the predictions and said there was no such threat as of now. "It is mere assumption. We don't agree. The report is bound to create panic. We have taken necessary measures to ensure there is no outbreak of bird flu in the state," Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Director D Khonglah said. "The veterinary department's map of the places visited by migratory birds contradict the one developed by the researchers," he said. Meanwhile, the state has sent around 60 blood samples of chicken collected from different parts of the state for testing for bird flu virus to Bhopal. "The report is likely to come in about four days," Khonglah said.

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                      Dimapur map

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                        Dimapur on high alert following bird flu
                        Kohima | Friday, Dec 19 2008 IST

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                        The district administration of Dimapur, especially the district health and veterinary departments, has sounded a red alert throughout the district following reports of deaths of some poultry and wild birds bordering Assam's Karbi Anglong district.
                        Official sources said besides poultry, wild birds like crows, doves, bulbuls, owls and kites were reportedly found dead in the jungles of Karbi Anglong district bordering Nagaland. Unofficial reports said some poultry and birds were found dead inside Nagaland.
                        The district administration of Dimapur, Additional Deputy Commissioner Sedevikho Khro, in an order has banned transport of all types of poultry and poultry products. The order also sought the cooperation of all concerned in complying with the directive in order to ensure a safe festive season.
                        Sources said Nagaland spent about Rs three hundred crores annually on meat consumption.
                        The state veterinary department had already informed all villages bordering Assam to immediately inform the nearest Veterinary Centre in case of abnormal death of any poultry or birds and constituted Rapid Reaction Teams (RRT) in all the districts as precautionary measures to prevent spread of the Avian Influenza. The Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung Bengankokba, by an order, had also temporarily banned import of poultry and poultry products from Assam.
                        Official sources said the DC in an order issued at Mokokchung yesterday, asked all the concerned departments manning check gates and check posts to keep strict vigil on the entry of banned poultry and its products into Nagaland through the district.
                        -- (UNI) -- 19CA12.xml

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                          Source: http://www.morungexpress.com/frontpage/10096.html

                          State Govt. dispels bird-flu rumor
                          morungexpress December 20, 2008 09:18:00

                          Dimapur, December 19 (MExN): A Nagaland government official attached to the District Veterinary office of Dimapur has dispelled rumours of suspected Avian Flu infections. ?There has been a rumour of suspected Avian Flu infection circulating in Dimapur as published in some local dailies which has caused panic among the people, and therefore, in order to dispel this rumour it is informed to all concern that so far no samples from our states has yet tested positive?, clarified an official note issued by Dr. H. Shohe, District Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Officer.
                          Further more, it was informed that today the District Veterinary department officials along with the Secretary Vety. & A.H.Government of Nagaland, M.Yanthan IAS visited places like kachari Gaon, Delai Gate, New Golaghat Road, Old Golaghat Road areas and interacted with the people around these places and also collected blood samples from these areas. ?The death reports of the chickens in these areas have been ascertained and on investigation it is suspected to be some other poultry disease which is highly common at this time of the year?, the press note stated. However, blood samples were collected to be sent to the High Security Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Bhopal for actual confirmation of the disease, it noted.

                          Nevertheless, the government requested people to remain vigilant and inform of any unusual death of Chickens, Ducks, Pigeons and wild birds to the nearest Veterinary Hospital, Vety. Dispensary, Administrative Officials, Police, and Village Authorities etc and comply with the orders issued by the District Administration and concerned authorities from time to time. It further requested the media to confirm the reports from the concerned Departmental authorities whenever such reports are being communicated from the public before publishing so that inconveniences are avoided.
                          Meanwhile northeast based news agency Newmai News Network informed that the State Government has banned not only the import of any poultry products from Assam but also constituted a Rapid Response Team (RRT) in all the districts as the precautionary measures to prevent in case of spread of the Avian Influenza. Sources of Veterinary and Animal Husbandary (V&AH) from various districts bordering Assam told NNN that they are taking up refreshers course and creating more awareness about the reported bird flu though there has not been any official report of the outbreak in the state.
                          District Administration and District V&AH of Dimapur and Wokha, the two bordering districts have put their RRT on high alert and also requested the citizens to inform the Department about any abnormal death of any poultry products, including birds in their respective areas.

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                            Re: India: Nagaland H5N1 in Poultry and Wild Birds

                            Here come the Newcastle Disease reports (including wild birds?).

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                              Migratory birds to be monitored
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                              GUWAHATI, Dec 19 ? Personnel of the State Forest Department have been issued instructions to keep an eye on migratory birds and to be especially aware of any change in their behaviour. This is in view of the some unauthenticated reports that wild birds could have acted as vectors of bird flu in Assam. There also have been incidents in the State in which people have sought to slaughter wild birds believing them to carriers of the bird flu virus.

                              Chief Wildlife Warden Assam, MC Malakar told The Assam Tribune that strict directives have been given to forest personnel, who would observe all migratory birds in the days ahead, and in case of any signs get in touch with personnel of the veterinary department.

                              The personnel have been asked to monitor signs of tremor, un-coordinated movements and loose stool. All these are among the symptoms of bird flu.

                              When asked if bird flu in migratory birds in India and neighbouring areas have been brought to his notice, he replied in the negative.

                              Front line forest personnel in Kaziranga National Park and a few other protected areas with water bodies have not reported any sightings of unusual behaviour in birds so far.

                              Even though migratory birds have not been held responsible for carrying bird flu in NE India, the state of alertness should not be lowered, he added.

                              In the worst-case scenario of migratory birds being found to be carriers of the bird flu virus, he revealed that if at all that happened, domestic poultry in adjoining areas would have to be quarantined to prevent the intermingling with wild species as there is little that could be done to restrict the movement of wild birds.

                              Migratory birds, including significant numbers of water birds, have touched down in water bodies of Assam and some parts of the North East since ancient times. Some of those are highly endangered and others wing through high altitude as they cross the Himalayan ranges to spend the winter in milder climates.

                              Worryingly, in a recent report Japanese and American studies have pointed to genetic evidence that wild migratory birds may carry the avian influenza virus between Asia and North America. Scientists of Tokyo University and US Fish and Wildlife service have found that migratory birds ?might be more important carriers of avian influenza than previously thought.?

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