Maharashtra, India: Bird flu in poultry 2025

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Bird flu confirmed as cause of death for crows in Latur, authorities take preventive measures

Published 19.01.25, 02:11 PM
PTI

As many as 51 crows have died of bird flu in Maharashtra's Latur district, and authorities have started taking preventive measures to contain the spread of the disease, an official said on Sunday.

A report from the Bhopal Veterinary Laboratory that arrived on Saturday revealed that the crows in Udgir city have died of avian influenza (H5N1), Deputy Commissioner for Animal Husbandry Dr Shridhar Shinde told PTI. ...

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/bird-flu-confirmed-as-cause-of-death-for-crows-in-latur-authorities-take-preventive-measures/cid/2078387

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Source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/hea...ge/ar-AA1xyMFn

1k birds culled in avianflu outbreak at Maharashtra village
Story by Umesh K Parida
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MUMBAI: A health emergency has been declared in Chirner village in Uran, following an outbreak of bird flu in a backyard poultry farm.

Around 1,000 such birds have been culled, said officials. Samples of dead country hen and cock on the farm of a villager were sent for testing at government laboratory in Pune on Jan 14...

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Source: https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...trict-23470301


Maharashtra: Over 4,000 chicks dead due to bird flu in Latur district
Updated on: 23 January,2025 02:54 PM IST | Latur
mid-day online correspondent |

About 4,200 chicks were found dead in a poultry farm in Latur district in Maharashtra, days after nearly 60 crows succumbed to bird flu, an official said on Thursday, PTI reported.

The five to six-day-old birds died in the Dhalegaon village, Ahmedpur tehsil, and samples of the carcasses have been sent to the State Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Pune's Aundh on Wednesday, he said...

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Source: https://madhyamamonline.com/india/bi...t-zone-1377105

Bird flu outbreak in Maharashtra’s Mangli village, alert zone declared
Updated On date_range 6 Feb 2025 3:53 AM

...The Chandrapur district administration took swift action after laboratory tests detected the H5N1 avian influenza virus in poultry birds that died on January 25...

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Source: https://www.nagpurtoday.in/nagpur-on...-area/02061230


Published On : Thu, Feb 6th, 2025
By Nagpur Today Nagpur News
Nagpur on high alert as bird flu outbreak detected in Bada Tajbagh area

Nagpur: The Second Capital of Maharashtra has once again been hit by H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) after three poultry samples from Bada Tajbagh tested positive on Wednesday. Authorities have sprung into action, implementing containment measures to curb the spread of the virus.

Following the detection of the H5N1 virus in a dead rooster, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) swiftly declared a one-kilometre radius in Bada Tajbagh, under Sakkardara Police Station’s jurisdiction, as a bird flu-affected zone. Culling operations of poultry have begun in the area to prevent further transmission....

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Source: https://sandesh.com/india/maharashtr...n-poultry-farm

Maharashtra Bird Flu: Bird flu wreaks havoc in Maharashtra, 6000 chickens die in poultry farm!
India | By Sandesh Team | Published: Mar 01, 2025 03:05 pm

The threat of bird flu is once again increasing in Maharashtra. The administration has become alert after the mysterious death of 6,831 chickens out of 8,000 in a poultry farm in Kherda (Jirapure) village of Karanja taluka. The investigation report on February 27 confirmed that these deaths were due to bird flu infection. After this, the district administration has immediately issued a high alert.

There has been a continuous death of poultry in the poultry farm from 20 to 25 February. Samples of the dead chickens were sent to a laboratory in Akola for testing. After this, detailed examination was also done at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Pune and the laboratory in Bhopal. On 27 February, the report confirmed the H5N1 virus (bird flu)...

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