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  • Pathfinder
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    Immediate notification
    Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) , India

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    COUNTRY OR ZONE
    ZONE

    DISEASE
    Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry)

    STARTED ON
    10-01-2021

    ANIMAL TYPE
    TERRESTRIAL

    GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
    H5N8

    CONFIRMED ON
    28-01-2021

    REASON
    Recurrence

    CAUSAL AGENT
    Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

    ENDED ON
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    DISEASE CATEGORY
    OIE-listed

    REPORTED ON
    20-09-2021

    LAST OCCURRENCE
    04-06-2018
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    6 OUTBREAKS
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    Rafiabad
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    Jaganoo, Dhamdal West
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    Sheeri, Dangerpora
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    Balgarden
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    Baramulla
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    S K Payeen
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  • Pathfinder
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    Zehru Nissa
    Srinagar, March 19, 2021, 12:52 AM
    UPDATED: March 19, 2021, 12:53 AM

    Bird flu: Sample from Srinagar tests positive
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    Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Shah, Joint Director Poultry division (Animal Husbandry department) said culling was ordered on Thursday and will be carried out for three days. The sample, he said, was taken from a backyard farm in the Balgarden area of Srinagar two weeks ago. ?It was a carcass sample and we had sent it outside for testing. The confirmation was received on 17 March,? he said while detailing the event.
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    A letter by Animal Husbandry department to District Administration Srinagar states that Joint Secretary Animal Husbandry and Dairying (GoI) has confirmed H5N8 infection in the sample (dated 07 March) tested at Reference Laboratory (ICAR-NISHAD)....

    As per the data regarding the incidence of avian influenza in Kashmir division, 33 samples have tested positive for H5N8 out of 1157. Of these, 4 samples have been from the poultry birds and 29 from crows. Dr Shah said crows appear to be the most affected birds by avian influenza in Kashmir ...
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    A sample from a poultry bird lifted from Srinagar was reported positive for avian influenza on Wednesday, necessitating culling and other containment measures in the…

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  • India - Kashmir: outbreaks of avian influenza H5N8 in birds

    KASHMIR, LATEST NEWS
    GK Web Desk
    Srinagar, March 15, 2021, 2:17 PM
    UPDATED: March 15, 2021, 2:17 PM

    Dead crows, fox carcasses trigger panic in north Kashmir's Lolab

    SDM Lolab, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat said a team will be shortly sent to the area to take the samples of affected fauna and ascertain the cause of their death.
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    Quoting locals, news agency GNS reported that dozens of crows were found dead in the Gundmacher area of Lolab early today morning. More than the birds, what puzzled the locals were carcasses of at least three foxes which were spotted in the vicinity.
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    The fresh sightings of the dead birds come nearly a month after the union ministry confirmed the presence of avian influenza or Bird Flu in 14 states and union territories, including Jammu and Kashmir.
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    Scores of dead crows and carcasses of a few foxes on Monday triggered panic among the residents in Lolab area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. …
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