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Bird flu returns in West Bengal

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Bird flu scare returns in Bengal village

Ravik BhattacharyaTags : Bird flu, West Bengal Posted: Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009 at 0332 hrs Kolkata:

West Bengal is in again in the grip of bird flu or avian influenza scare. More than 2,000 birds, including domestic poultry, were found dead in the remote village of Durmoth at Mongolkot in Burdwan district, prompting the state animal resources development department to send a team to collect samples. The result will be announced within the next few days. The district administration has started an awareness campaign in the village, which was one of the areas hit when bird flu broke out in January 2008. At that time the state had incurred a loss of Rs 500 crore and 4 million birds had to be culled. Thirteen districts were hit by the bird flu menace at that time.

?There is no need to panic. The samples have been sent for testing. Birds have died, but there can be a number of reasons behind it. We are prepared to tackle any outbreak,? said Narayan Biswas, state Animal Resource Development Minister.

?Our team visited the area on Tuesday and collected samples of dead birds from the village and its periphery. We have sent the samples to the testing laboratory in Belgachhia. We have started an awareness campaign in the area and have asked the villagers to dispose of the carcasses of the birds in a pit,? said Udaybhanu Gangopadhyay, Deputy Director of district ARD.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Bird-flu-scare-returns-in-Bengal-village/561277
 
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Bird flu breaks out in West Bengal district

posted 21 mins ago - by sulekha news Asian News Service

Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) A fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in West Bengal's Murshidabad district Thursday, prompting the authorities to immediately start a culling drive in the area.

'Five teams will start the culling operations. At least 20 more teams will be pressed into action from Friday in an almost three-kilometre radius of Hazrabati and Nagar areas of Khargram block.

'We hope to finish the culling drive in two-three days,' Murshidabad district magistrate Parwez Ahmad Siddiqui said.

He said: 'We had sent two dead birds' serum samples to the Bhopal lab for bird flu testing, on the basis of which we got confirmation about the bird flu outbreak in our district.'

According to officials, three isolation wards have been opened at the Khargram block primary health centre, Nabagram block primary health centre and Kandi sub-divisional hospital to treat bird flu infections.

http://newshopper.sulekha.com/bird-flu-breaks-out-in-west-bengal-district_news_1139823.htm
 
Bird flu breaks out in West Bengal district

Bird flu breaks out in West Bengal district

I am not sure if this is a recycled story...

Source: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal...ks-out-in-west-bengal-district_100303950.html

Bird flu breaks out in West Bengal district
January 14th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS

Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) A fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district Thursday, prompting the authorities to immediately start a culling drive in the area.

“Five teams will start the culling operations. At least 20 more teams will be pressed into action from Friday in an almost three-kilometre radius of Hazrabati and Nagar areas of Khargram block.

“We hope to finish the culling drive in two-three days,” Murshidabad district magistrate Parwez Ahmad Siddiqui said.

He said: “We had sent two dead birds’ serum samples to the Bhopal lab for bird flu testing, on the basis of which we got confirmation about the bird flu outbreak in our district.”

According to officials, three isolation wards have been opened at the Khargram block primary health centre, Nabagram block primary health centre and Kandi sub-divisional hospital to treat bird flu infections.
 
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Murshidabad district and Burdwan in West Bengal are mentioned.

Burdwan is a "division", consisting of several districts.

The first reports from Burdwan were in december, Murshidabad was mentioned only recently in januari.

It could be a mistake / mixup, or it could bird flu outbreaks in 2 (or more) locations in West Bengal.
 
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Snip from report dec 30, also mentioning dying cranes and crows

2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Bengal

Posted: Dec 30, 2009


?We have asked the villagers to dispose of the carcasses of the birds in a pit. Dead birds lay around in unhygienic conditions in the village,? he added. Birds, mostly domestic poultry, started dying unnaturally six days ago in Durmoth village in the Mongolkot police station and Koichar II gram panchayat areas.

Ducks and cranes also died and panicked villagers started throwing carcasses on open fields and roads. The gram panchayat authorities then wrote to the block development officer as well as the district ARD. Enamul Sheikh, the local gram panchayat pradhan, said: ?The birds, hens, ducks started dying unnaturally in the village.

Even cranes and crows started dying in the area. The carcasses lay in the village and the area has become unhygienic with strong stench around. We immediately informed the administration. During the bird flu outbreak last time, same thing happened here.? ?The state government had earlier promised to give cash to the villagers to buy poultry after the bird flu broke out. But no one came afterwards,? Sheikh added.

Thirteen districts of the state were hit by bird flu that broke out on January 16, 2008 at Margram. The infection was caused by the H5N1 subtype of the Influenza A virus.

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/2-000-dead-birds-set-off-flu-fears-in-bengal/561376/
 
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Bird flu outbreak
Behrampore, Jan. 14: A fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in Murshidabad district today, prompting the authorities to announce a culling drive in the area from tomorrow.

Four gram panchayats in Murshidabad are said to be affected.

Officials said the Kirtipur gram panchayat was the worst hit. The other areas are Khargram, Margram and Parulia all in the Khargram block of Murshidabad.

“So far, 4,000 birds have died. We had sent samples to Bhopal and we have received the report that confirms bird flu. We will start culling from tomorrow,” said Utpal Bhadra, sub-divisional officer, Kandi.

Last year’s bird flu outbreak in Bengal had started from the Khargram block.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100115/jsp/bengal/story_11986613.jsp

Gram panchayats are local governments at the village or small town level in India. As per 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300. Sometimes two or more villages are clubbed together to form group-gram panchayat when the population of the individual villages is less than 300.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram_panchayat
 
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</td></tr></tbody></table>two hens from the block died of the H5N1 (avian influenza) virus, commonly known as bird flu. District administration has started culling operation from Thursday night.

SDO (Kandi) Utpal Bhadra confirmed that serum samples of two birds from Nagar and Hazrabati villages, sent to the Bhopal laboratory, had tested positive.

The culling operations started in a 3-km radius of Nagar and Hazrabati villages from Thursday evening. "We hope to finish the task in a day or two," said Murshidabad DM Parwez Ahmed Siddiqui.

Sources said that in the last 10 days, over 1,000 hens and ducks had died mysteriously in Khargram. Indrani, Kirtipur, ParuliaJaipur
 and Margram areas were the worst affected. At first, administrative officers and animal resource development department officers thought the birds died from the cold wave and Ranikhet disease. But when the number of deaths increased in the last five days, the administration sent samples to Bhopal.

Disinfection work also began at Khargram on Thursday. Twenty teams are working in 10 villages. Ten machines are being used to spray disinfectant. "We began making culling arrangements from Wednesday. On Thursday night, five teams, each of four to five officials, will start culling birds at Nagar village. On Friday, about 30 culling teams are expected to join the operation. About 100 persons will be trained to cull birds at Khargram BDO office on Thursday and they will be deployed on Friday," said Khargram panchayat samiti sabhapati Abul Kashem.

"So far, we have got Rs 1.6 crore from the DM for culling. Compensation to poultry owners will be paid in cash on the spot. Till now, I have not heard of hen deaths in poultry farms. However, many birds reared in houses have died," said Kashem.

The Kandi SDO said, "We have restricted the movement of poultry products in Khargram block from Wednesday and set up three checkpoints at Jaipur, Sherpur market and Bhangadighi." TNN, 15 January 2010, 03:16am IST:
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Source: http://www.zeenews.com/news596045.html

Culling of chickens begins at Bengal villages
Updated on Friday, January 15, 2010, 11:57 IST

Behrampore (WB): Culling of flu-affected chickens has begun at Khargram and Nabagram areas in Murshidabad district on Friday morning after hundreds of the birds died in the past few days.

The district magistrate, Parvez A. Siddiqui, said samples of dead birds were earlier sent to a laboratory in Bhopal where the disease had been confirmed.

The chief medical officer of the district, Subhas Mondol, said extra beds had been set up at hospitals at Khargram and Kandi in case the disease spread among humans.
 
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Bird flu strikes West Bengal again

fe Bureaus
Posted: Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 at 2227 hrs IST
Updated: Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 at 2227 hrs IST


New Delhi: Less than just three months of being declared as bird flu free, the dreaded disease has again struck India and this time the epicenter is Khargram block of Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

Samples of dead birds collected from the Murshidabad district by the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory have tested positive for H5 strain of avian influenza

The central government has issued instructions to the state to cull all poultry within a three kilometresradius of Nagar and Hazrabati villages in Khargram block.

?In addition, surveillance will be carried out over a further radius of 10 kilograms,? an official communiqu? said.

Surveillance throughout the state has also been intensified to stop the spread of the disease.

Centre has also issued necessary instructions to the state to take all possible precautions and measures as per the laid down guidelines to stop the spread of the disease.

Meanwhile, state officials said culling of bird in the affected area has started from Thursday night itself.

The district administration have also set up additional beds in Khargram and Khandu areas of the district to stop the spread of disease in human beings.

In 2008, India reported an outbreak of bird flu disease from Birbhum and Dakshin Dinajpur districts of West Bengal after traces of the H5N1 were found in the domestic poultry firms.

Within weeks, bird flu cases were reported from Nadia, Burdwan, Murshidabad, Bankura, Coochbehar, Birbum, South 24 Parganas, Hoogly and Malda.

The outbreak was termed as the worst case of bird flu in the country.

Health officials suspected that chickens and eggs illegally transported from Bangladesh, which itself has been reeling under its own outbreak of Bangladesh could have been responsible for the spread of disease to India.

The virus later spread to Tripura, which also borders Bangladesh and Myanmar.

In total, around 41 outbreaks of bird flu were reported from the two states between January and April, the worst being in West Bengal.

Almost 1,15,717 birds died in the disease and government culled more than 4.32 million birds to control the spread of the disease.

India, reported the first outbreak of bird flu from Maharashtra in 2006.

Since then, Gujarat, Manipur, West Bengal and Tripura have also time to time reported the highly dangerous H5N1 outbreaksas a result, the scarehad hit sale of the poultry products.
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Bird-flu-strikes-West-Bengal-again/567820/
 
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Location of Outbreak:

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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in West Bengal (16.01.2010)
16:59 IST

? Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF), GOI has notified Avian Influenza outbreak in Hazrabati and Nagar villages [block Khargram], district Murshidabad on 14th January, 2010.

? A three member Central Rapid Response Team of MOHFW has been deputed to assist the state health authorities.

? Containment measures have been initiated as per the contingency plan of DADF. Culling of birds has started and so far 3209 birds have been culled.

? 197 poultry workers involved in culling operations have been put on chemoprophylaxis.

? The micro-planning for active surveillance has been done. Surveillance activities have started in 0-3 Km. Out of a total population of 40,266 (spread over 23 villages), 36,514 has been covered on 16.01.10. 19 cases of URI / fever have been identified in the community but had no exposure history to sick/dead poultry.

? The identified hospital has reported 36 cases of fever with URI but none of them have history of contact with infected poultry.

? State Govt. has adequate stock of oseltamivir and personal protective equipment. The affected district has 6610 oseltamivir capsules, 304 PPE and ninety N-95 masks in its stock.

? Situation is being monitored on a daily basis.
 
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Over 3,200 poultry culled in bird flu-hit Murshidabad district
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A three-member rapid response team from the central government has already reached the state.
“Culling of birds has started and so far 3,209 birds have been culled,” a central health ministry official said here Sunday.
“A Central Rapid Response Team of the health ministry has been deputed to assist the state health authorities. Containment measures have been initiated as per the contingency plan,” the official added.

The surveillance activities have started in a 3 km radius of the flu-hit blocks. Out of a total population of 40,266 (spread over 23 villages), 36,514 has been covered.

Though 19 cases of fever have been reported among the people of the region, authorities said none of them had any exposure to sick or dead poultry. ;)
The central health ministry also said that the state government has adequate stock of oseltamivir medicine and personal protective equipment (PPE). :tiphat:
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal...d-flu-hit-murshidabad-district_100305385.html
 
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What a difference a couple of days make
Source: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal...-of-avian-flu-held-in-siliguri_100304834.html


Seminar on containment of avian flu held in Siliguri
January 16th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI -
Siliguri (West Bengal), Jan 16 (ANI): A two-day seminar titled ?Strengthening cross border emergency preparedness and response mechanism for HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza)? was organised in Siliguri here to prepare against the avian flu contagion in high-risk border regions.

It aimed at raising awareness and equipping people with the knowledge to contain a sudden outbreak of endemic avian flu in the border areas identified as ?high risk corridors? by the researchers.

The seminar was organised by Food And Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations Organisation (UNO) in collaboration with Emergency Centre For Trans-Boundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), a unit of South Asian Association Of Regional Corporation (SAARC) and Animal Resource and Development Department (ARD) of the West Bengal Government.

It was emphasized in the seminar that there is no immediate incidence, as far as India is concerned. But uncensored trafficking of birds and poultry makes the border regions highly vulnerable, making them a high priority in the campaign against avian flu.

The participants included Government officials, officers from Army Medical Corps, and members of various self-help groups and owners of small poultry forms in the border areas.

People and owners of small poultries in the villages of the border regions were taught to identify the symptoms of the disease in birds and humans.

Sumana Roy, who had come from Phasidewa village near India-Bangladesh border said, ?I have a poultry farm at my house near to the India Bangladesh border, in this seminar I got to know things like how to distinguish an ailing bird with the healthy one, how to contain and prevent the flu by maintaining hygienic conditions.?

?We were informed that we run a very high risk if we buy the birds casually, as they be carrying diseases,? he added.

The experts believe that the disease can be prevented only by providing information at the grass root level.

Sub Regional Manager of FAO from Katmandu (Nepal), Dr Mohindra Oberoi said, ?We are trying to make people aware how they can prevent the disease, because the disease keeps on coming now and again.?

?At the moment, India is free from the disease but it is a high-risk season. People must always be prepared. They can be trained to prevent the disease from bird to bird and bird to human, we have tried to do this in the seminar,? added Dr. Mohindra. (ANI)
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal...-of-avian-flu-held-in-siliguri_100304834.html
 
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Bird flu in West Bengal



Alert at all entry points against import of poultry products
18 January, 2010 - People entering Phuentsholing town are being searched for chickens or eggs, after Bhutan declared an indefinite ban on import of poultry and its products from India, starting yesterday morning, in response to an outbreak of avian influenza (H5N1) or bird flu in the neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal.
The ban comes almost six months after the last ban was lifted in July 2009. Mobile users were also notified about the bird flu with a joint sms from agriculture and health ministry on Saturday evening, which asked for cooperation to prevent the flu from entering the country.

Indian media reported that the possibility of the birds being affected by bird flu, emerged when hundreds of them died in Murshidabad district of West Bengal in the past few days. Tests on the samples of the dead birds at the animal disease laboratory (ADL) in Bhopal confirmed bird flu.

?We?ve revoked all import permits of poultry and poultry products, including the ones from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as they come through West Bengal,? said the Bhutan agriculture food and regulatory authority (BAFRA) officer in-charge in the border town Ugyen Dorji. ?Eggs and frozen chicken are mostly imported from the two southern Indian states.?

The rapid response team, assisted by livestock officials, have been alerted at all entry points to step up surveillance and the livestock team will study and create awareness in Pasakha and other villages along the Bhutan-India border, said BAFRA officials.

?After the first outbreak, if there?s no fresh outbreak, it takes about three months to declare when the ban could be lifted,? Ugyen Dorji said.

Meanwhile, residents say that cost of the local poultry products will rise because of the ban.

Kinley, a mother of two, said that her family prefers beef to chicken. ?But my children can?t do without eggs, so I?m just worried about the price of local eggs, if the ban prolongs,? she said.

In Phuentsholing, a kilogramme of frozen chicken costs Nu 140, while eggs from India cost Nu 70 a dozen. Local eggs cost Nu 100 for a dozen. In Thimphu, it?s Nu 160 a kg and Nu 90 for a dozen local eggs from Tsirang.

Records with BAFRA show that, on an average, about 50,000 kg of frozen chicken are imported from India and about 8,000 cartons of eggs in a month. Local poultry, however, is just 1,500 kg a month.

Phuentsholing is the main entry point for poultry and poultry products, which are distributed across the country, said officials.

A hotelier in Phuentsholing, Pema Choden, said that, whenever a ban is enforced, they don?t serve chicken to customers. ?I don?t stock up either, as most people are skeptical whether it?s really kept in the refrigerator. Some think we get it illegally,? she said.

Bhutan has enforced bans on the import of poultry products several times since the bird flu first hit South east Asia in 2004.

As of June 2008, 381 humans were affected, of which 241 have died even with the best of treatment. The disease has been reported in birds in over 61 countries, 48 countries reporting in domestic poultry and 15 countries saw human cases. Bangladesh has also reported human cases. Bird flu was first spotted in Vietnam and Thailand in 2003.
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Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in West Bengal (20.01.2010)
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19:36 IST
? Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF), GOI has notified Avian Influenza outbreak in Hazrabati and Nagar villages [block Khargram], district Murshidabad on 14th January, 2010. 2 more epicentres surfaced in the same block (Haripur and Ninur). State Government has also notified outbreak in the Faridpur village of Burwan Block on 17th January 2010.

? A three member Central Rapid Response Team of MOHFW is stationed at Murshidabad to assist the state health authorities.

? Containment measures have been initiated as per the contingency plan of DADF. Culling of birds has started and so far 26963 birds have been culled and 1286 eggs have been destroyed.

? 353 poultry workers involved in culling operations have been put on chemoprophylaxis.

? The micro-planning for active surveillance has been done. Surveillance activities have started in 0-3 Km. Out of a total population of 119098 (spread over 52 villages), 103098 has been covered on 19.01.10. in 3-10 km area, the total of 16000 population have been covered. 80 cases of URI / fever have been identified in the community but only one of them has exposure history to sick/dead poultry.

? The identified hospital has reported 23 cases of fever with URI but none of them have history of contact with infected poultry.

? State Govt. has adequate stock of oseltamivir and personal protective equipment.

? Situation is being monitored on a daily basis.


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As bird flu strikes again, villagers oppose culling Ravik Bhattacharya

Posted: Thursday , Jan 21, 2010 at 0349 hrs


The outbreak, which started in Khargram block in Murshidabad, has already spread to the neighbouring Kandhi block. The villagers have demanded an increase in compensation and alleged that they are yet to receive aid for the 2008 outbreak.


These include villagers from Borowan, Mahisar, Baliya, Kirtipur, Parulia, Khargram and Jaipur.


As culling teams visited Borowan on Tuesday, locals stopped them from taking away their hens and ducks. Despite police escorts, the teams could not enter the villages. There are 59 culling teams working in the area, most of whom have been given police escorts.


District Magistrate Perwez Ahmed Siddiqui said: ?People are not handing over their domestic poultry, be it hens or ducks. They fail to realise that all their birds will die and there is a chance of human infection. They are not allowing the culling teams to work. We are conducting awareness camps and I am speaking to them.?


?The compensation rate has been fixed by the Centre and we cannot change it. There were several anomalies in distributing compensation to households in these villages and we are trying to rectify it,? he added. For the first time, culling has been initiated within two hours of confirmation and payment made within 48 hours, said Siddiqui.


Along with Siddiqui, state Animal Resource Development Minister Narayan Biswas have visited Khargram.


Bird flu was confirmed in Nagar and Hajarbati in Khargram on January 14. At that point in time, the state government had earmarked 60,000 birds to be culled. Meanwhile, the Avian Influenza spread to new areas and affected Kandhi ? the block bordering Khargram. Though seven days have passed, only a little over 35,000 birds have been culled.


Fearing a spread of H5N1 virus outside Murshidabad, the district administration has sealed its border with neighbouring Birbhum. Vehicles leaving Khargram and Kandhi are being checked by special teams. Khargram and surrounding Murshidabad were the worst-affected areas when bird flu broke out in January 2008.


The state had incurred a loss of Rs 500 crore and nearly 40 lakh birds had to be culled. As many as 13 districts of the state were hit. Khargram in Murshidabad borders Margram in Birbhum ? the initiation point for the 2008 outbreak.


?Today, we have proposed to the state government that the compensation amount be hiked from Rs 50 for all birds to Rs 100 for hens and Rs 150 for ducks,? said Abul Kasem, Panchayat Samity Sabhapati in Khargram.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/as-bird-flu-strikes-again-villagers-oppose-culling/569943/0
 
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Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in West Bengal (21.01.2010)
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19:58 IST
? Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF), GOI has notified Avian Influenza outbreak in Hazrabati and Nagar villages [block Khargram], district Murshidabad on 14th January, 2010. 2 more epicentres surfaced in the same block (Haripur and Ninur). State Government has also notified outbreak in the Faridpur village of Burwan Block on 17th January 2010.

? A three member Central Rapid Response Team of MOHFW is stationed at Murshidabad to assist the state health authorities.

? Containment measures have been initiated as per the contingency plan of DADF. Culling of birds has started and so far 44967 birds have been culled and 3352 eggs have been destroyed.

? 353 poultry workers involved in culling operations and 26 Hospital staffs have been put on chemoprophylaxis.

? The Surveillance activities are going on in 0-3 Km and 3-10Km area. In 0-3Km area, out of a total of 120425 populations, 116495 have been covered on 20.01.2010 and 4 persons have been identified with Fever/URI and one of them has exposure history to the dead/sick poultry.In 3-10Km area, a population of 16000 has been covered and no one has been found with Fever/URI.

? The identified hospital has reported 12 cases of fever with URI but none of them have history of contact with infected poultry.

? State Govt. has adequate stock of oseltamivir and personal protective equipment.

? Situation is being monitored on a daily basis.


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Over 52,500 poultry culled in West Bengal

New Delhi, Jan 22: http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-36536.html#bird flu
 in West Bengal spread to two more localities in Murshidabad district, http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-36536.html#health authorities here said Friday after over 52,500 birds were culled in the affected areas."Two more epicenters surfaced in the Khargram block," a health ministry official said.

Earlier, the outbreak of the flu was reported in Hazrabati and Nagar villages in Murshidabad Jan 14 and in Faridpur village of Burwan block Jan 17.

"Containment measures have been initiated as per the contingency plan and culling of birds has started. So far 52,578 birds have been culled and 4,572 eggs have been destroyed," the official added.

Officials also said that 301 poultry workers and veterinary surgeons involved in culling operations have been put on chemoprophylaxis.

The surveillance activities are going on.

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Status Report on Avian Influenza outbreak in West Bengal (22.01.2010)
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? Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DADF), GOI has notified Avian Influenza outbreak in Hazrabati and Nagar villages [block Khargram], district Murshidabad on 14th January, 2010. 2 more epicentres surfaced in the same block (Haripur and Ninur). State Government has also notified outbreak in the Faridpur village of Burwan Block on 17th January 2010.

? A three member Central Rapid Response Team of MOHFW is stationed at Murshidabad to assist the state health authorities.

? Containment measures have been initiated as per the contingency plan of DADF. Culling of birds has started and so far 52578 birds have been culled and 4572 eggs have been destroyed.

? 301 poultry workers/cullers / veterinary surgeons involved in culling operations have been put on chemoprophylaxis.

? The Surveillance activities are going on in 0-3 Km and 3-10Km area. In 0-3Km area, out of a total of 166072 population, 136289 have been covered on 21.01.2010 and 9 persons have been identified with Fever/URI and none of them has exposure history to the dead/sick poultry.In 3-10Km area,out of a total of 132373 population,29526 have been covered and no one has been found with Fever/URI.

? The identified hospital has reported 5 cases of fever with URI but none of them have history of contact with infected poultry.

? State Govt. has adequate stock of oseltamivir and personal protective equipment.

? Situation is being monitored on a daily basis.


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