Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture
11-November-2016 16:15 IST
Status of Avian Influenza H5N8 in India
Outbreaks of H5N8 Avian Influenza have been reported from few parts of the country.
There is no further report of mortality from any part of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana where post operation surveillance is going on. The samples sent from Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Gwalior (MP), Madipur (Delhi) and Rohtak (Haryana) have been tested negative for Avian Influenza.
The mortality was reported of poultry bird (chicken) in Itagi village, Hospet Taluk of Bellary district in Karnataka. On 10-11-2016 late evening, the NIHSAD has confirmed that the samples are positive for H5N8 Avian Influenza virus.
The state Government of Karnataka has been given the directions to initiate the control and containment operations. An officer from the Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Bengaluru has been deputed to Bellary for overseeing the operation and assisting the State Government.
The control and containment operations are being carried out at various epicenters in Kerala. The situation is under control.
BALLARI, November 13, 2016
Updated: November 13, 2016 05:35 IST
Bird flu: situation under control
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
As many as 693 hens, infected by bird flu (H5N8), were culled in Itagi village in Hosapete taluk on Friday.
The situation is under control from Saturday, according to Basavaraj Benni, Assistant Director (incharge) department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry.
Following a complaint by Dadapeer, a poultry farm owner in Ittagi village that about a dozen of birds had died, Mr. Benni and his team visited the spot and performed post-mortem and found that the birds were infected by newcastle disease.
Samples sent to Regional lab in Bengaluru found that the birds were infected by H5N8. Again the samples were sent to Bhopal for re-confirmation that it was positive.
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Following flu alert, over 600 birds culled in Ballari district
TNN | Nov 13, 2016, 07.08 AM IST
HUBBALLI: The animal husbandry department in Ballari on Saturday culled 500 poultry birds and 193 other birds to prevent bird flu in Itagi village of Hosapete taluk. This follows a directive from the Union agriculture ministry.
Though the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Avian Influenza virus H5N8, also known as bird flu, is considered less of a risk of being transmitted to humans, people panicked about it. Dr Parameshwar Naik, deputy director, animal husbandry department, Ballari, said 693 birds were destroyed scientifically on Friday and none was found with bird flu.
"We ensured that no bird is alive in a 1-km radius of Itagi village. We deployed a team of five officials, including a doctor, in the village to monitor the situation. All chicken shops in the village are closed," he said.
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Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture
11-November-2016 16:15 IST
Status of Avian Influenza H5N8 in India
Outbreaks of H5N8 Avian Influenza have been reported from few parts of the country.
There is no further report of mortality from any part of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana where post operation surveillance is going on. The samples sent from Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Gwalior (MP), Madipur (Delhi) and Rohtak (Haryana) have been tested negative for Avian Influenza.
The mortality was reported of poultry bird (chicken) in Itagi village, Hospet Taluk of Bellary district in Karnataka. On 10-11-2016 late evening, the NIHSAD has confirmed that the samples are positive for H5N8 Avian Influenza virus.
The state Government of Karnataka has been given the directions to initiate the control and containment operations. An officer from the Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Bengaluru has been deputed to Bellary for overseeing the operation and assisting the State Government.
The control and containment operations are being carried out at various epicenters in Kerala. The situation is under control.
BALLARI, November 13, 2016
Updated: November 13, 2016 05:35 IST
Bird flu: situation under control
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
As many as 693 hens, infected by bird flu (H5N8), were culled in Itagi village in Hosapete taluk on Friday.
The situation is under control from Saturday, according to Basavaraj Benni, Assistant Director (incharge) department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry.
Following a complaint by Dadapeer, a poultry farm owner in Ittagi village that about a dozen of birds had died, Mr. Benni and his team visited the spot and performed post-mortem and found that the birds were infected by newcastle disease.
Samples sent to Regional lab in Bengaluru found that the birds were infected by H5N8. Again the samples were sent to Bhopal for re-confirmation that it was positive.
...
Following flu alert, over 600 birds culled in Ballari district
TNN | Nov 13, 2016, 07.08 AM IST
HUBBALLI: The animal husbandry department in Ballari on Saturday culled 500 poultry birds and 193 other birds to prevent bird flu in Itagi village of Hosapete taluk. This follows a directive from the Union agriculture ministry.
Though the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Avian Influenza virus H5N8, also known as bird flu, is considered less of a risk of being transmitted to humans, people panicked about it. Dr Parameshwar Naik, deputy director, animal husbandry department, Ballari, said 693 birds were destroyed scientifically on Friday and none was found with bird flu.
"We ensured that no bird is alive in a 1-km radius of Itagi village. We deployed a team of five officials, including a doctor, in the village to monitor the situation. All chicken shops in the village are closed," he said.
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