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New cases of bird flu found in Kerala poultry farm
Officials have said that all necessary precautions have been taken and that there is no need to panic.
Friday, July 23, 2021 - 19:15
TNM Staff
Months after Kerala declared bird flu as a state disaster, the virus has been reported in the state again. Around 300 poultry birds reportedly died at a poultry farm at Koorachundu in Kozhikode district on Tuesday, July 20. According to a report in The Hindu, samples were sent to the Regional Laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram, which confirmed the bird flu. It was decided to immediately close down all poultry farms in a 10 square kilometer radius of the farm from which bird flu was reported.
Officials also sent samples to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal for further testing, the results of which are awaited. Officials, however, have said there is no reason to panic, as necessary precautionary measures have been taken and the situation is purportedly under control. However, it remains unclear as to whether the strain of the virus is the same as the outbreak earlier this year. The recent cases have not been declared as an outbreak.
New cases of bird flu found in Kerala poultry farm
Officials have said that all necessary precautions have been taken and that there is no need to panic.
Friday, July 23, 2021 - 19:15
TNM Staff
Months after Kerala declared bird flu as a state disaster, the virus has been reported in the state again. Around 300 poultry birds reportedly died at a poultry farm at Koorachundu in Kozhikode district on Tuesday, July 20. According to a report in The Hindu, samples were sent to the Regional Laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram, which confirmed the bird flu. It was decided to immediately close down all poultry farms in a 10 square kilometer radius of the farm from which bird flu was reported.
Officials also sent samples to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal for further testing, the results of which are awaited. Officials, however, have said there is no reason to panic, as necessary precautionary measures have been taken and the situation is purportedly under control. However, it remains unclear as to whether the strain of the virus is the same as the outbreak earlier this year. The recent cases have not been declared as an outbreak.
