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India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
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Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
Yes. Most testing in India is on serum. Tissue testing is from dead or dying birds.
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
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Dec. 7: Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital has geared up to accommodate any human victim suffering from avian influenza virus from Kamrup (metro) and Kamrup districts.
Ashok Barkotoky, the deputy superintendent of MMCH told The Telegraph that the hospital has procured all necessary equipment and medicines and set up isolation wards for both male and female patients. He said the isolation wards would be equipped with ventilation facility to treat very critical cases.
?We have circulated instructions on treatment and management of the infection to our staff in case they receive a patient showing symptoms of avian influenza. The symptoms of avian influenza, caused by H5N1 virus, are sore throat, cough, fever, pneumonia, respiratory distress, respiratory failure and other life-threatening complications. The hospital has procured masks and other disposable kits for the use of doctors and para-medical staff while treating any case of avian influenza,? Barkotoky said.
According to Barkotoky, the MMCH has received all necessary medicine including anti-biotic injections and intravenous fluid from the state health department as well as the Centre.
An official of the state health and welfare department said studies reveal that avian influenza spread from birds to humans and not person-to-person. He said even though there has been no human infection so far in Assam, hospitals like the MMCH has to be kept ready in view of the fact that the virus is spreading fast among the poultry population in Kamrup (metro), Kamrup and other Lower Assam districts.
The official said a team of doctors and nurses would be briefed on the bird flu isolation wards in MMCH from tomorrow. The MMCH authorities said if the situation warrants, the number of beds in the isolation wards can be increased.
On the other hand, the villagers in the bird flu-hit areas of Kamrup district who refused to co-operate with the culling teams will not be paid any compensation.
Kamrup deputy commissioner R.C. Jain said a section of villagers in Hajo area is unwilling to give up their birds for culling.
?During the culling operation at Hajo, it was observed that some of the people hid their poultry. As a result of that we had started combing operation in the area from yesterday,? he said.
An official of the state veterinary department involved in the culling, on condition of anonymity, said during the combing operation, house-to-house search is being conducted in the affected areas.
?During the combing operation, if we find owners hiding poultry then they will not be entitled to the compensation,? the source said.
The government is giving a compensation of Rs 80 for large birds, Rs 40 for medium-sized birds and Rs 20 for chicks.
In Kamrup district, so far 160,000 birds have been culled against the target of two lakh. Prior to yesterday?s combing operation, culling was done for six days.
?Our men are doing their best. It is everyone?s duty to cooperate to stop the deadly virus from spreading. Fortunately there has been no human infection so far,? the veterinary department source added.
Apart from the worst affected Kamrup, the outbreak of avian flu was also confirmed in some areas of Kamrup (metro), Nalbari and Barpeta districts.
Ashok Barkotoky, the deputy superintendent of MMCH told The Telegraph that the hospital has procured all necessary equipment and medicines and set up isolation wards for both male and female patients. He said the isolation wards would be equipped with ventilation facility to treat very critical cases.
?We have circulated instructions on treatment and management of the infection to our staff in case they receive a patient showing symptoms of avian influenza. The symptoms of avian influenza, caused by H5N1 virus, are sore throat, cough, fever, pneumonia, respiratory distress, respiratory failure and other life-threatening complications. The hospital has procured masks and other disposable kits for the use of doctors and para-medical staff while treating any case of avian influenza,? Barkotoky said.
According to Barkotoky, the MMCH has received all necessary medicine including anti-biotic injections and intravenous fluid from the state health department as well as the Centre.
An official of the state health and welfare department said studies reveal that avian influenza spread from birds to humans and not person-to-person. He said even though there has been no human infection so far in Assam, hospitals like the MMCH has to be kept ready in view of the fact that the virus is spreading fast among the poultry population in Kamrup (metro), Kamrup and other Lower Assam districts.
The official said a team of doctors and nurses would be briefed on the bird flu isolation wards in MMCH from tomorrow. The MMCH authorities said if the situation warrants, the number of beds in the isolation wards can be increased.
On the other hand, the villagers in the bird flu-hit areas of Kamrup district who refused to co-operate with the culling teams will not be paid any compensation.
Kamrup deputy commissioner R.C. Jain said a section of villagers in Hajo area is unwilling to give up their birds for culling.
?During the culling operation at Hajo, it was observed that some of the people hid their poultry. As a result of that we had started combing operation in the area from yesterday,? he said.
An official of the state veterinary department involved in the culling, on condition of anonymity, said during the combing operation, house-to-house search is being conducted in the affected areas.
?During the combing operation, if we find owners hiding poultry then they will not be entitled to the compensation,? the source said.
The government is giving a compensation of Rs 80 for large birds, Rs 40 for medium-sized birds and Rs 20 for chicks.
In Kamrup district, so far 160,000 birds have been culled against the target of two lakh. Prior to yesterday?s combing operation, culling was done for six days.
?Our men are doing their best. It is everyone?s duty to cooperate to stop the deadly virus from spreading. Fortunately there has been no human infection so far,? the veterinary department source added.
Apart from the worst affected Kamrup, the outbreak of avian flu was also confirmed in some areas of Kamrup (metro), Nalbari and Barpeta districts.
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In Assam, bird flu is spreading to new areas in an alarming dimension. According to official sources, the disease has so far been reported in six districts of lower Assam. Culling operation is on in the worst-affected districts of Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta and Baksa. Our Guwahati correspondent reports that a team of Central veterinary experts is monitoring the culling operation in the avian influenza affected villages. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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In Assam, bird flu is spreading to new areas in an alarming dimension. According to official sources, the disease has so far been reported in six districts of lower Assam. Culling operation is on in the worst-affected districts of Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta and Baksa. Our Guwahati correspondent reports that a team of Central veterinary experts is monitoring the culling operation in the avian influenza affected villages. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
Poultry import from Assam banned<!EpnHeading17End>
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 08 2008: IN VIEW of the wild spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (Bird Flu) by H5N1 in Assam, the government of Manipur has banned import of all consignments of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds from Assam into the state.
Chief Secretary of Manipur government, Rakesh today issued an order in this regard.
The step is being taken in order to check further spread of the disease in the state from large numbers of consignments of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds arriving in Imphal daily from Assam which may become the possible source of infection, the order said.
On the other hand, Director of Veterinary and Animal Husbandary Services, Th Dorendra has sent out notice of alert to all the officials concerned in all districts of the state.
In a warning message of alertness and strict vigil on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the state, the director stated that in view of the present situation of the wild spread of HPAI (Bird Flu) in three districts of Assam viz Kamrup, Nalbari and Barpeta, it has become essential for the people of Manipur to remain on high alert.
Dorendra also alerted all RRT members of every district of the department to remain in full preparedness for control and containment of outbreak of the disease in the state.
He also directed the joint directors and deputy directors of veterinary and husbandry department posted at the nine district headquaters and sub divisional veterinary hospitals at Jiribam, Kangpokpi and Moreh to inform all RRTs constituted on April 12 last year to remain alert for immediate action in the event of any outbreak of the disease in the state.
At the same time, the Veterinary Department, Government of Manipur has also banned all consignments of inter state transport of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds from Assam to Manipur.
Meanwhile, the department has started making arrangments to organise an intensive physical surveillance of poultry birds in organised, backyard and commercial farms to check if there has been any unusual death or sickness of poultry birds.
It may be recalled here that Manipur has experienced the sufferings of bird flu last year during which lakhs of poultry birds�chickens and ducks were culled.
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Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 08 2008: IN VIEW of the wild spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (Bird Flu) by H5N1 in Assam, the government of Manipur has banned import of all consignments of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds from Assam into the state.
Chief Secretary of Manipur government, Rakesh today issued an order in this regard.
The step is being taken in order to check further spread of the disease in the state from large numbers of consignments of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds arriving in Imphal daily from Assam which may become the possible source of infection, the order said.
On the other hand, Director of Veterinary and Animal Husbandary Services, Th Dorendra has sent out notice of alert to all the officials concerned in all districts of the state.
In a warning message of alertness and strict vigil on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the state, the director stated that in view of the present situation of the wild spread of HPAI (Bird Flu) in three districts of Assam viz Kamrup, Nalbari and Barpeta, it has become essential for the people of Manipur to remain on high alert.
Dorendra also alerted all RRT members of every district of the department to remain in full preparedness for control and containment of outbreak of the disease in the state.
He also directed the joint directors and deputy directors of veterinary and husbandry department posted at the nine district headquaters and sub divisional veterinary hospitals at Jiribam, Kangpokpi and Moreh to inform all RRTs constituted on April 12 last year to remain alert for immediate action in the event of any outbreak of the disease in the state.
At the same time, the Veterinary Department, Government of Manipur has also banned all consignments of inter state transport of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds from Assam to Manipur.
Meanwhile, the department has started making arrangments to organise an intensive physical surveillance of poultry birds in organised, backyard and commercial farms to check if there has been any unusual death or sickness of poultry birds.
It may be recalled here that Manipur has experienced the sufferings of bird flu last year during which lakhs of poultry birds�chickens and ducks were culled.
http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=17..091208.dec08
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
Commentary at
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12080803/H5N1_Assam_NW.html
Commentary at
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12080803/H5N1_Assam_NW.html
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
http://www.oie.int/wahis/reports/en_fup_0000007471_20081104_152919.pdf
It may be recalled that although there was extensive culling and unnatural deaths in MANY Indian states last season, OIE reports only descibed outbreaks (41) in West Bengal and Tripura.
http://www.oie.int/wahis/reports/en_fup_0000007471_20081104_152919.pdf
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
Alarm bells ring after Bird Flu hits Assam
Pranesh Sarkar
KOLKATA, Dec. 8: The state health department has put all the districts on high alert after receiving confirmation of a Bird Flu outbreak in Assam a few days ago.
On 1 December, a letter was issued to all the chief medical officers of health (CMOHs) in the state by the joint director of public health. Hospitals in the state have been asked to keep tabs on influenza cases. The health department has also asked the district health officials to be prepared to deal with an emergency situation efficiently.
A senior health department official told The Statesman: ?On 1 December, the Centre notified us of a Bird Flu outbreak in our neighbouring state, Assam. On that day itself, we have put all our districts on high alert. Primarily, it was decided that only north Bengal districts would be put on alert. But later, all the districts were cautioned because the H5N1 virus has hit Bangladesh too. Earlier this year, Bird Flu entered the state when cattle traders brought poultry to Birbhum from Bangladesh.?
Another official said: ?We have started checking our stock of protective gears, medicines for rapid response teams. All the districts have been asked to send a list of requirements as early as possible. Last time when Bird Flu surfaced in the state, the Centre had allotted us protective gears and medicines. Some of these are still with us and we have already started receiving new stocks. These would be sent to the districts as per their requirement.? The animal resources development department (ARD) has also decided to increase surveillance on poultry. This time stress has been laid on bordering districts so that no infected bird is brought into the state from Bangladesh.
?We are keeping a close watch on the bordering districts so that no poultry bird could reach the state with the cattle traders. The Centre has also asked the Border Security Force to keep a sharp watch on the cattle traders. They should be prevented from taking any kind of poultry into the state from Bangladesh,? said a senior ARD official.
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=10&theme=&usrsess=1&id=234984
Alarm bells ring after Bird Flu hits Assam
Pranesh Sarkar
KOLKATA, Dec. 8: The state health department has put all the districts on high alert after receiving confirmation of a Bird Flu outbreak in Assam a few days ago.
On 1 December, a letter was issued to all the chief medical officers of health (CMOHs) in the state by the joint director of public health. Hospitals in the state have been asked to keep tabs on influenza cases. The health department has also asked the district health officials to be prepared to deal with an emergency situation efficiently.
A senior health department official told The Statesman: ?On 1 December, the Centre notified us of a Bird Flu outbreak in our neighbouring state, Assam. On that day itself, we have put all our districts on high alert. Primarily, it was decided that only north Bengal districts would be put on alert. But later, all the districts were cautioned because the H5N1 virus has hit Bangladesh too. Earlier this year, Bird Flu entered the state when cattle traders brought poultry to Birbhum from Bangladesh.?
Another official said: ?We have started checking our stock of protective gears, medicines for rapid response teams. All the districts have been asked to send a list of requirements as early as possible. Last time when Bird Flu surfaced in the state, the Centre had allotted us protective gears and medicines. Some of these are still with us and we have already started receiving new stocks. These would be sent to the districts as per their requirement.? The animal resources development department (ARD) has also decided to increase surveillance on poultry. This time stress has been laid on bordering districts so that no infected bird is brought into the state from Bangladesh.
?We are keeping a close watch on the bordering districts so that no poultry bird could reach the state with the cattle traders. The Centre has also asked the Border Security Force to keep a sharp watch on the cattle traders. They should be prevented from taking any kind of poultry into the state from Bangladesh,? said a senior ARD official.
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=10&theme=&usrsess=1&id=234984
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
Import of poultry restricted in Meghalaya
Shillong (PTI): Following the outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Assam, Meghalaya government has issued an order restricting the import of poultry products from Assam, West Bengal and the international border to the state's Garo hills region with immediate effect.
The order has been issued as a precautionary measure to prevent any outbreak of the disease that causes large-scale deaths of poultry and other birds, official sources said.
Stray cases of bird flu have recently been detected in Assam's Kamrup district, West Bengal and in several districts of Bangladesh which shares a vast border with West Garo Hills district. Consumers in Garo Hills depend heavily on the import of poultry products such as chicken and eggs from outside the state. This being the peak festive season, the demand is all the more high.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200812091421.htm<!-- story ends -->
Import of poultry restricted in Meghalaya
Shillong (PTI): Following the outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Assam, Meghalaya government has issued an order restricting the import of poultry products from Assam, West Bengal and the international border to the state's Garo hills region with immediate effect.
The order has been issued as a precautionary measure to prevent any outbreak of the disease that causes large-scale deaths of poultry and other birds, official sources said.
Stray cases of bird flu have recently been detected in Assam's Kamrup district, West Bengal and in several districts of Bangladesh which shares a vast border with West Garo Hills district. Consumers in Garo Hills depend heavily on the import of poultry products such as chicken and eggs from outside the state. This being the peak festive season, the demand is all the more high.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/004200812091421.htm<!-- story ends -->
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
Import of poultry products banned to prevent bird flu spread</B>
The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Dec 8: The state government has reimposed a ban on import of poultry products including eggs, chicks, feed and live birds arriving in Imphal daily from Assam from today as a part of precautionary measures to prevent spreading of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) from the three affected districts of neighbouring Assam.
An official order banning poultry products from neighbouring Assam was issued today by the director of veterinary and animal husbandry service, government of Manipur today. The order mentioned that in view of the spread of Avian Influenza in three districts of Assam, including Kamrup, Nalbari and Barpeta districts recently, there is need for keeping on alert all RRT members of every district for control and containment of any outbreak of the disease in the state.
Besides, the order has directed all RRTs under the state government to remain prepared for immediate action in case of any outbreak of the disease in the state.
On the other hand, the recent order of the director of veterinary has further directed all in-charge of the veterinary institutions of the department to keep on alert all staff in the state. An intensive physical surveillance of poultry birds in organised, backyard and commercial farms is to be taken up for detection of any unusual morbidity and mortality.
Further, all deputy directors of veterinary, sub-divisional veterinary hospitals have also been informed to comply with the government ban order at the check posts on National Highway-39 and 53 for all consignments of inter state transportation of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds arriving in Imphal daily from Assam from tomorrow onwards.
In the meantime, in connection with this the state chief secretary has also issued an official order banning consignments of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds from neigbouring Assam state to the state from today, considering the possibility of Bird Flu infection spreading in the state from Assam.
http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.p...Idoc_Session=f7b8d75402fa5c7c4dd52393ddeb8c04
Import of poultry products banned to prevent bird flu spread</B>
The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Dec 8: The state government has reimposed a ban on import of poultry products including eggs, chicks, feed and live birds arriving in Imphal daily from Assam from today as a part of precautionary measures to prevent spreading of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) from the three affected districts of neighbouring Assam.
An official order banning poultry products from neighbouring Assam was issued today by the director of veterinary and animal husbandry service, government of Manipur today. The order mentioned that in view of the spread of Avian Influenza in three districts of Assam, including Kamrup, Nalbari and Barpeta districts recently, there is need for keeping on alert all RRT members of every district for control and containment of any outbreak of the disease in the state.
Besides, the order has directed all RRTs under the state government to remain prepared for immediate action in case of any outbreak of the disease in the state.
On the other hand, the recent order of the director of veterinary has further directed all in-charge of the veterinary institutions of the department to keep on alert all staff in the state. An intensive physical surveillance of poultry birds in organised, backyard and commercial farms is to be taken up for detection of any unusual morbidity and mortality.
Further, all deputy directors of veterinary, sub-divisional veterinary hospitals have also been informed to comply with the government ban order at the check posts on National Highway-39 and 53 for all consignments of inter state transportation of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds arriving in Imphal daily from Assam from tomorrow onwards.
In the meantime, in connection with this the state chief secretary has also issued an official order banning consignments of eggs, chicks, feed and live birds from neigbouring Assam state to the state from today, considering the possibility of Bird Flu infection spreading in the state from Assam.
http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.p...Idoc_Session=f7b8d75402fa5c7c4dd52393ddeb8c04
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
<TABLE class=lialltd cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px dashed" align=middle>Fresh Bird flu outbreaks; over 1 lakh poultry culled </TD></TR><TR><TD class=f12gray1 align=middle>Time:09 Dec 2008</TD></TR><TR><TD class=f12gray1 align=middle>Posted by 21food.com
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=shownews_detail>More than one lakh poultry has been culled so far in Assam after bird flu began in the Kamrup district. The influenza virus has spread to Barepta and Nalbari districts in Assam, whereas according to the authorities, some unnatural poultry deaths were also reported in Palasbari district, Assam, Tripura and Mizoram.
C Sangnghina, director, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department, said, "The Mizoram government has asked traders not to import poultry and poultry products from Assam and its officials to maintain a close vigil along the border."
The state government of Assam has ordered culling operations and officers began going from house to house urging villagers to hand over their poultry. "There are no official reports of avian flu attack in Mizoram but we cannot remain complacent. The Tripura government also issued a similar bird flu alert," Sangnghina added.
According to local villagers, the government is providing Rs 20 per bird compared to the market price of Rs 22 to Rs 25 per bird. SL Mewara, the state commissioner for veterinary and animal husbandry department, said, "Over 2 to 3 lakh poultry birds have been affected due to influenza. About 2 lakh more need to be culled."
Sisir Paul, deputy director of the animal resource department, said, "About 80 Rapid Response Teams (RRT) are ready to act in case of an outbreak of bird flu in Tripura."
http://www.21food.com/news/detail17900.html
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<TABLE class=lialltd cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px dashed" align=middle>Fresh Bird flu outbreaks; over 1 lakh poultry culled </TD></TR><TR><TD class=f12gray1 align=middle>Time:09 Dec 2008</TD></TR><TR><TD class=f12gray1 align=middle>Posted by 21food.com
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=shownews_detail>More than one lakh poultry has been culled so far in Assam after bird flu began in the Kamrup district. The influenza virus has spread to Barepta and Nalbari districts in Assam, whereas according to the authorities, some unnatural poultry deaths were also reported in Palasbari district, Assam, Tripura and Mizoram.
C Sangnghina, director, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department, said, "The Mizoram government has asked traders not to import poultry and poultry products from Assam and its officials to maintain a close vigil along the border."
The state government of Assam has ordered culling operations and officers began going from house to house urging villagers to hand over their poultry. "There are no official reports of avian flu attack in Mizoram but we cannot remain complacent. The Tripura government also issued a similar bird flu alert," Sangnghina added.
According to local villagers, the government is providing Rs 20 per bird compared to the market price of Rs 22 to Rs 25 per bird. SL Mewara, the state commissioner for veterinary and animal husbandry department, said, "Over 2 to 3 lakh poultry birds have been affected due to influenza. About 2 lakh more need to be culled."
Sisir Paul, deputy director of the animal resource department, said, "About 80 Rapid Response Teams (RRT) are ready to act in case of an outbreak of bird flu in Tripura."
http://www.21food.com/news/detail17900.html
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GUWAHATI: Assam?s poultry sector is in trouble again following the outbreak of bird flu again this year.
The state health department has put all the districts on high alert after receiving confirmation of bird flu in Assam.
Hospitals in the state have been asked to keep tabs on influenza cases. The health department has also asked the district health officials to be prepared to deal with an emergency situation efficiently.
The H5N1 virus has hit Bangladesh too. Earlier this year, bird flu entered the state when cattle traders brought poultry to Birbhum from Bangladesh.
Animal resources development department has also decided to increase surveillance on poultry. This time stress has been laid on bordering districts so that no infected bird is brought into the state from Bangladesh.
Continuous attack by bird flu has hit India?s poultry sector for the past few years.
In fact, poultry from India was banned by other nations due to the spread of the virus. Now, again the Indian poultry sector will suffer another loss.
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GUWAHATI: Assam?s poultry sector is in trouble again following the outbreak of bird flu again this year.
The state health department has put all the districts on high alert after receiving confirmation of bird flu in Assam.
Hospitals in the state have been asked to keep tabs on influenza cases. The health department has also asked the district health officials to be prepared to deal with an emergency situation efficiently.
The H5N1 virus has hit Bangladesh too. Earlier this year, bird flu entered the state when cattle traders brought poultry to Birbhum from Bangladesh.
Animal resources development department has also decided to increase surveillance on poultry. This time stress has been laid on bordering districts so that no infected bird is brought into the state from Bangladesh.
Continuous attack by bird flu has hit India?s poultry sector for the past few years.
In fact, poultry from India was banned by other nations due to the spread of the virus. Now, again the Indian poultry sector will suffer another loss.
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Imphal, December 09 2008: In view of the outbreak of Bird flu in three districts of Assam and the arrival of migratory birds with the onset of winter, the officials of the Forest Department have been monitoring to find out unnatural death of migratory birds, according to a top official of the Forest Department.
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Imphal, December 09 2008: In view of the outbreak of Bird flu in three districts of Assam and the arrival of migratory birds with the onset of winter, the officials of the Forest Department have been monitoring to find out unnatural death of migratory birds, according to a top official of the Forest Department.
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Culling on in bird flu-hit areas
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GUWAHATI, Dec 9 ? The bird flu-related culling of poultry in Rampur and Rani Development Blocks of Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) Districts and Gobardhana Development Block of Barpeta District and Pachim Nalbari Development Block of Nalbari District is going on. Simultaneously, cleaning and disinfection activities in Rajabazar area of Hajo Revenue Circle in Kamrup District are also on.
According to official sources here, following reports of unusual death of poultry at the farms of the Kanaklata and Anand Self-help Groups in Chirang District, the entire poultry stock of the two farms were culled yesterday and samples of the birds were sent to both the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (HSADL) and Pune-based National Institute of Virology.
The Veterinary Department has also sent the regular bird samples from Bejera in Kamrup District and several other places to the Bhopal and Pune laboratories.
So far, 2,26, 910 backyard and farm birds were killed in the culling, mopping and combing operations and it is expected that the culling operations in Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Barpeta and Nalbari Districts will require three to four days for completion, said the sources.
Altogether 73 Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are engaged in Kamrup (16), Kamrup (Metro) (30), Barpeta (11) and Nalbari (9) to conduct the culling and combing operations. Five RRTs requisitioned from Sonitpur District were withdrawn yesterday afternoon from Patgaon area in Kamrup (Metro) District. However, five other RRTs requisitioned from Sonitpur District are still at work at Sarpara area of Kamrup District, said the sources.
During the culling, mopping and combing operations 1948 eggs and 5,060 kgs of poultry feed were also destroyed, the sources said.
Sources also informed that an amount of Rs 70, 20, 904 has been paid so far to the poultry owners, who have lost their poultry, eggs and poultry feed during the anti-bird flu operations in the State.
Bongaigaon Correspondent adds: The Veterinary Department yesterday culled a total of 614 poultry in the farms of Kanaklata and Anand Self-Help Groups at Nilibari under Dangtol Police Out Post in Chirang District, as a measure to prevent spread of bird flu to the neighbouring areas.[/SIZE]
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Culling on in bird flu-hit areas
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GUWAHATI, Dec 9 ? The bird flu-related culling of poultry in Rampur and Rani Development Blocks of Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) Districts and Gobardhana Development Block of Barpeta District and Pachim Nalbari Development Block of Nalbari District is going on. Simultaneously, cleaning and disinfection activities in Rajabazar area of Hajo Revenue Circle in Kamrup District are also on.
According to official sources here, following reports of unusual death of poultry at the farms of the Kanaklata and Anand Self-help Groups in Chirang District, the entire poultry stock of the two farms were culled yesterday and samples of the birds were sent to both the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (HSADL) and Pune-based National Institute of Virology.
The Veterinary Department has also sent the regular bird samples from Bejera in Kamrup District and several other places to the Bhopal and Pune laboratories.
So far, 2,26, 910 backyard and farm birds were killed in the culling, mopping and combing operations and it is expected that the culling operations in Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Barpeta and Nalbari Districts will require three to four days for completion, said the sources.
Altogether 73 Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are engaged in Kamrup (16), Kamrup (Metro) (30), Barpeta (11) and Nalbari (9) to conduct the culling and combing operations. Five RRTs requisitioned from Sonitpur District were withdrawn yesterday afternoon from Patgaon area in Kamrup (Metro) District. However, five other RRTs requisitioned from Sonitpur District are still at work at Sarpara area of Kamrup District, said the sources.
During the culling, mopping and combing operations 1948 eggs and 5,060 kgs of poultry feed were also destroyed, the sources said.
Sources also informed that an amount of Rs 70, 20, 904 has been paid so far to the poultry owners, who have lost their poultry, eggs and poultry feed during the anti-bird flu operations in the State.
Bongaigaon Correspondent adds: The Veterinary Department yesterday culled a total of 614 poultry in the farms of Kanaklata and Anand Self-Help Groups at Nilibari under Dangtol Police Out Post in Chirang District, as a measure to prevent spread of bird flu to the neighbouring areas.[/SIZE]
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In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
The Avian Flu seems to spread in Assam and also to other states: Tripura and Mizoram (see post # 151) .
Location of the states in North East India; the white area between West Bengal and Tripura is the northern part of Bangladesh.
The Avian Flu seems to spread in Assam and also to other states: Tripura and Mizoram (see post # 151) .
Location of the states in North East India; the white area between West Bengal and Tripura is the northern part of Bangladesh.
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
The post will be very important, if true. It has not yet been confirmed.
Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
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Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
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The outbreak of avian flu in Assam has prompted the state government to sound an alert in Calcutta and the rest of the state.
?A general alert has been issued about any unnatural symptoms or deaths of migratory birds or poultry,? health services director Sanchita Bakshi said on Tuesday.
The animal resources development department has asked the city zoo and forest department to keep vigil on migratory birds. ?We have asked the forest department to keep an eye on migratory birds that flock the zoo as well as lakes in and around the city,? said animal resources development minister Anisur Rehman.
Experts said migratory birds ? hundreds of them flock around the zoo and lakes in Santragachhi and other water bodies ? are the most common carriers of the avian flu virus.
During the last outbreak, thousands of poultry birds died in several districts of Bengal following an outbreak of bird flu. Rapid reaction teams were set up to cull birds in the affected districts in an attempt to stop the spread of the disease. But the flu came as close as Howrah, sparing the city by a whisker.
?Avian flu spreads very rapidly. Employees of the animal resources development department are being trained to tackle any outbreak on a war footing,? said Rehman. ?Special checkposts have been set up in the districts bordering Bangladesh and Assam.?
The minister, however, held out the assurance that the poultry market in the city had not been affected.
A joint panel of experts has been set up to suggest preventive measures and supervise their implementation. ?Experts are conducting epidemiological studies on the avian virus, its character and the way it mutates. This will help us understand better how avian flu can be prevented,? said an official.
?A general alert has been issued about any unnatural symptoms or deaths of migratory birds or poultry,? health services director Sanchita Bakshi said on Tuesday.
The animal resources development department has asked the city zoo and forest department to keep vigil on migratory birds. ?We have asked the forest department to keep an eye on migratory birds that flock the zoo as well as lakes in and around the city,? said animal resources development minister Anisur Rehman.
Experts said migratory birds ? hundreds of them flock around the zoo and lakes in Santragachhi and other water bodies ? are the most common carriers of the avian flu virus.
During the last outbreak, thousands of poultry birds died in several districts of Bengal following an outbreak of bird flu. Rapid reaction teams were set up to cull birds in the affected districts in an attempt to stop the spread of the disease. But the flu came as close as Howrah, sparing the city by a whisker.
?Avian flu spreads very rapidly. Employees of the animal resources development department are being trained to tackle any outbreak on a war footing,? said Rehman. ?Special checkposts have been set up in the districts bordering Bangladesh and Assam.?
The minister, however, held out the assurance that the poultry market in the city had not been affected.
A joint panel of experts has been set up to suggest preventive measures and supervise their implementation. ?Experts are conducting epidemiological studies on the avian virus, its character and the way it mutates. This will help us understand better how avian flu can be prevented,? said an official.
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Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
Commentary
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12090805/H5N1_Calcutta_Alert.html
Commentary
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12090805/H5N1_Calcutta_Alert.html
AlaskaDenise
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Re: India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
Calcutta Issues H5N1 Alert
Recombinomics Commentary 22:26
December 9, 2008
The outbreak of avian flu in Assam has prompted the state government to sound an alert in Calcutta and the rest of the state.
?A general alert has been issued about any unnatural symptoms or deaths of migratory birds or poultry,? health services director Sanchita Bakshi said on Tuesday.
The animal resources development department has asked the city zoo and forest department to keep vigil on migratory birds. ?We have asked the forest department to keep an eye on migratory birds that flock the zoo as well as lakes in and around the city,? said animal resources development minister Anisur Rehman.
Experts said migratory birds ? hundreds of them flock around the zoo and lakes in Santragachhi and other water bodies ? are the most common carriers of the avian flu virus.
The above comments describe an H5N1 alert issued by Calcutta and the rest of West Bengal due to the rapid spread of H5N1 in Assam (see updated map). Confirmed H5N1 or unnatural bird deaths have been reported in seven Assam districts (Kamrup rural, Kamrup metro, Barpeta, Nalbari, Baksa, Bongaigaon, and Chirang). Recent reports of deaths in Bongaigaon and Chirang point toward a wild bird source based on the vicinity to Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and large number of lakes and rivers in Assam.
Alerts have also been issued in Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura and at least one media report has described unnatural bird deaths in Mizoram and Tripura. In addition, Bangladesh has reported H5N1 (see satellite map).
Last season H5N1 was widespread in West Bengal and Bangladesh and was subsequently confirmed in Tripura. However, unnatural bird deaths or culling was extended to a large number of Indian districts adjacent to West Bengal and Bangladesh, including Assam (see map here here here).
However, this season the outbreaks have been reported earlier, and the spread in Assam has been dramatic.
Additional spread is expected..
.
Commentary
Calcutta Issues H5N1 Alert
Recombinomics Commentary 22:26
December 9, 2008
The outbreak of avian flu in Assam has prompted the state government to sound an alert in Calcutta and the rest of the state.
?A general alert has been issued about any unnatural symptoms or deaths of migratory birds or poultry,? health services director Sanchita Bakshi said on Tuesday.
The animal resources development department has asked the city zoo and forest department to keep vigil on migratory birds. ?We have asked the forest department to keep an eye on migratory birds that flock the zoo as well as lakes in and around the city,? said animal resources development minister Anisur Rehman.
Experts said migratory birds ? hundreds of them flock around the zoo and lakes in Santragachhi and other water bodies ? are the most common carriers of the avian flu virus.
The above comments describe an H5N1 alert issued by Calcutta and the rest of West Bengal due to the rapid spread of H5N1 in Assam (see updated map). Confirmed H5N1 or unnatural bird deaths have been reported in seven Assam districts (Kamrup rural, Kamrup metro, Barpeta, Nalbari, Baksa, Bongaigaon, and Chirang). Recent reports of deaths in Bongaigaon and Chirang point toward a wild bird source based on the vicinity to Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and large number of lakes and rivers in Assam.
Alerts have also been issued in Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura and at least one media report has described unnatural bird deaths in Mizoram and Tripura. In addition, Bangladesh has reported H5N1 (see satellite map).
Last season H5N1 was widespread in West Bengal and Bangladesh and was subsequently confirmed in Tripura. However, unnatural bird deaths or culling was extended to a large number of Indian districts adjacent to West Bengal and Bangladesh, including Assam (see map here here here).
However, this season the outbreaks have been reported earlier, and the spread in Assam has been dramatic.
Additional spread is expected..
.