Bird flu entry in Maharashtra; Birds die from H5N1 virus infection
While some birds died on February 2, 5 and 10, the farm did not initially record the deaths.
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Published on 17 Feb, 2022, 12:32 pm
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday confirmed the outbreak of bird flu in the state. The birds died of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus at a poultry farm in Thane. But the administration has appealed to people not to panic. According to Animal Husbandry Commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh, the farm at Velhevali in Shahapur taluka of Thane district has about 200 poultry birds.
While some birds died on February 2, 5 and 10, the farm did not initially record the deaths. After the death was recorded on February 10, samples were collected on February 11 and 13 and evaluated at the Disease Investigation Department of the Animal Husbandry Department in Pune. The samples have also been sent to the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Bhopal....
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