Bird flu detected in Daman; poultry items banned for a month
Press Trust of India | Daman
January 8, 2017 Last Updated at 13:42 IST
Two samples of chicken were found positive for H5N1 bird flu in Kadaiya village in Daman district following which the administration has prohibited import, sale and storage of poultry products, and banned restaurants from serving chicken and egg products for a month.
The Daman district in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu has been declared as "surveillance zone" and Kadaiya village panchayat an "infected area" after bird flu was detected, officials said today.
"Due to positive sample of H5N1 (bird flu/avian influenza), the Kadaiya village area is hereby notified as 'infected area' and the whole Daman district is notified as 'surveillance zone' for a period of 30 days till February 7, 2017," said a notification issued by district administration.
"In pursuance of probability of H5N1 in Daman district, the import, sale and storage of all poultry product particularly eggs, chicken, ducks, etc, are prohibited for a period of 30 days upto February 7, 2017," another order said.
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Press Trust of India | Daman
January 8, 2017 Last Updated at 13:42 IST
Two samples of chicken were found positive for H5N1 bird flu in Kadaiya village in Daman district following which the administration has prohibited import, sale and storage of poultry products, and banned restaurants from serving chicken and egg products for a month.
The Daman district in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu has been declared as "surveillance zone" and Kadaiya village panchayat an "infected area" after bird flu was detected, officials said today.
"Due to positive sample of H5N1 (bird flu/avian influenza), the Kadaiya village area is hereby notified as 'infected area' and the whole Daman district is notified as 'surveillance zone' for a period of 30 days till February 7, 2017," said a notification issued by district administration.
"In pursuance of probability of H5N1 in Daman district, the import, sale and storage of all poultry product particularly eggs, chicken, ducks, etc, are prohibited for a period of 30 days upto February 7, 2017," another order said.
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