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Bird flu red alert in Kanpur Zoo: Death of lion, peacock and duck in 3 days caused panic, samples of 100 employees taken
Kanpur 2 hours ago
Red alert has been declared for bird flu in Kanpur Zoo. Three days ago, the lion Pataudi died. Since then, peacock and Brahmi duck have also died. Pataudi and peacock's report has come H5 N1 positive. The test report of the duck has been sent to Bhopal lab.
Samples of employees working in Kanpur Zoological Park will also be sent for testing. Samples of 100 employees were taken on Saturday.
Samples of 26 employees were taken in the zoo on Saturday
After the lion and peacock were found infected with bird flu, the zoo administration also got its staff tested. The CMO sent a team for investigation on Saturday evening. Samples of all the employees in the zoo were taken on Sunday.
Along with this, Kanpur Zoo's veterinarians Nasir and Nitesh Katiyar also took samples of birds of different species on Sunday. Following the protocol, samples of birds were taken wearing kits. These samples will be sent to Bhopal for investigation on Sunday evening. The report will come by Tuesday.
Animals are being given multivitamins with food It has been decided by the zoo administration that the immunity of the animals remains strong. Therefore, they are also being given multivitamin tablets along with food.
Many birds appeared lethargic Birds are being seen in the zoo, but the zoo administration says that birds also become lethargic due to heat. But still, as a precaution, monitoring is being done every 2 hours.
Kanpur Zoo tigress reduced food The tigress is also eating less since Saturday. She is also being monitored. Ranger Naveed Ikram said that this may be happening due to the heat. But otherwise, the tigress appears to be completely active.
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Employees are also being monitored, samples of animals of all species will be sent. Ranger Naveed Ikram said - Samples of 100 zoo employees have been sent to the lab for RTPCR test. Samples of two to three animals have also been sent for testing.
https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar...-blood-samples-of-26-employees-135050505.html
Bird flu red alert in Kanpur Zoo: Death of lion, peacock and duck in 3 days caused panic, samples of 100 employees taken
Kanpur 2 hours ago
Red alert has been declared for bird flu in Kanpur Zoo. Three days ago, the lion Pataudi died. Since then, peacock and Brahmi duck have also died. Pataudi and peacock's report has come H5 N1 positive. The test report of the duck has been sent to Bhopal lab.
Samples of employees working in Kanpur Zoological Park will also be sent for testing. Samples of 100 employees were taken on Saturday.
Samples of 26 employees were taken in the zoo on Saturday
After the lion and peacock were found infected with bird flu, the zoo administration also got its staff tested. The CMO sent a team for investigation on Saturday evening. Samples of all the employees in the zoo were taken on Sunday.
Along with this, Kanpur Zoo's veterinarians Nasir and Nitesh Katiyar also took samples of birds of different species on Sunday. Following the protocol, samples of birds were taken wearing kits. These samples will be sent to Bhopal for investigation on Sunday evening. The report will come by Tuesday.
Animals are being given multivitamins with food It has been decided by the zoo administration that the immunity of the animals remains strong. Therefore, they are also being given multivitamin tablets along with food.
Many birds appeared lethargic Birds are being seen in the zoo, but the zoo administration says that birds also become lethargic due to heat. But still, as a precaution, monitoring is being done every 2 hours.
Kanpur Zoo tigress reduced food The tigress is also eating less since Saturday. She is also being monitored. Ranger Naveed Ikram said that this may be happening due to the heat. But otherwise, the tigress appears to be completely active.
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Employees are also being monitored, samples of animals of all species will be sent. Ranger Naveed Ikram said - Samples of 100 zoo employees have been sent to the lab for RTPCR test. Samples of two to three animals have also been sent for testing.
https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar...-blood-samples-of-26-employees-135050505.html