India: FAO to probe resurgence of H5N1 virus in Tripura

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Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/12730472.cms

FAO to probe resurgence of H5N1 virus in Tripura
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AGARTALA: Reports of repeated resurgence of pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Tripura have prompted the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to send a five-member specialist team to the state on Wednesday to investigate the matter...

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Re: India: FAO to probe resurgence of H5N1 virus in Tripura

Avian flu experts: Make poultry farming in northeast more scientific
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 14:00
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AGARTALA: Timely vaccination of birds and animals, access to standard laboratories and maintaining bio-security are among the measures required to curb the sporadic outbreak of bird flu in India's northeast, says a team of international and Indian experts touring the region.

Experts of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and India, who are on a five-day visit to Tripura to probe the causes of frequent bird flu outbreaks, have asked the northeastern states to maintain stipulated protocols to stop the contagious disease from resurfacing.

"The FAO and Indian experts have also suggested reaching out to common people with scientific methods of protection of poultry farms, birds, ducks and poultry products," Tripura's animal resources development secretary Swapan Saha told IANS.
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