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India: Bird flu confirmed in poultry in Lamphelpat, Manipur

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Shiloh

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Source: http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/50802/it-is-confirmed-bird-flu-has-landed-here

It is confirmed ... Bird Flu has landed here

IMPHAL, Apr 19 : The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal has confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza at the poultry unit of ICAR, Lamphelpat. Receipt of the positive report from Bhopal was conveyed to the media through an official notification by Chief Secretary PC Lawmkunga today.

Announcing the outbreak of Bird Flu in the State, the Chief Secretary in the official notification said that the epicentre of the outbreak is the poultry unit of ICAR and added that all areas within a radius of 1 to 10 kms have been declared as infected zone and surveillance zone.

To contain and control the disease, the Chief Secretary has spelt out six steps...
 
Location of Manipur (marked in red) in India
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipur


Over 1000 poultry birds culled in Manipur

Our Correspondent
IMPHAL, April 20

So far more than 1000 chickens, 1050 eggs and few dugs have been culled and buried in Manipur today following the confirmation of bird flu in Imphal. Necessary steps are being taken up to tackle the disease by deploying deploying rapid response teams for culling and surveillance and also opening a control room. After a gap of eight years, avian influenza (bird flu) has flown back to Manipur after the sample sent for testing at Bhopal turned out to be positive.

State Director of Veterinary and animal husbandry Dr M Rajendra said that the culling and burial has started. The fowl owners shall be adequately compensated. However the compensation amount is yet to be approved, Dr Rajendra told reporters in Imphal on Monday evening. The compensation amount for broiler chicken was Rs 30 a kg when the state faced a similar situation in 2007.
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http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com...ed-in-manipur/
 
Test confirms Bird Flu

IMPHAL, Apr 22 : Comprehensive results of dead chicken samples received today from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal have been found positive for H5N1 AIV, said Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Director N Rajendro during a press meet held at Veterinary office this evening
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Altogether 6289 poultry birds were culled today and 376 kilograms of poultry feeds and 264 numbers of eggs were destroyed.

http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/50850/test-confirms-bird-flu
 
Almost 2 weeks after the initial news reports and this event has still not been officially noted by the OIE - Unusual?
 
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