Jharkhand: Crow deaths put poultry under scanner - New strain of H5N1 confirmed; Unidentified disease kills hundreds of chickens in Udhava - possibly

[Ronan Kelly]

No mention of what they think "the disease" is, but H5N1 must be a consideration. It seems that mosquito borne diseases are also possible.

Crow deaths put poultry under scanner
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Jamshedpur civil surgeon Vibha Sharan held a meeting with an expert team from New Delhi-based National Institute of Communicable Disease (NICD) on Sunday on the precautionary measures that need to be adopted in the context of mysterious crow deaths in the region.

The meet, also attended by other health department officials, concluded that it was important to keep an eye on poultry products.

During the meeting, the NICD team presented slide shows to apprise how humans could protect themselves from the contagious disease.

While talking to The Telegraph, Sharan said: ?Though there is no precedence of the disease spreading directly from a bird to a human body, poultry products are susceptible to the malady which is triggering deaths of the flying scavengers. So, poultry products need to be examined properly,? said Sharan, adding there was no need for residents to panic.

The experts urged the civil surgeon to ensure that those who deal with poultry inform the district health department or the animal husbandry department if they record premature death of chickens or observe anything unusual about them.

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Conservator of forest and in-charge of divisional forest office, Dhalbhum, Sanjiv Kumar said another three-member team which had come to the steel city from Indian Vetenary Research Institute, Bhopal, on Saturday, had collected about a dozen mosquitoes of various species from those places where crow deaths had been reported.

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Meanwhile, deaths of parrots were also reported from various places on the outskirts of the city including, Mango, Karandih, Azadnagar and Parsudih.

Several residents have informed about the deaths of the talking birds to local media during the last 48 hours.

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[Ronan Kelly]

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From earlier:

Vets probe crow deaths
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Jamshedpur, Nov 19: A three-member team from Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly swung into action today to determine why crows were dying en masse in the steel city.

The team comprising Rajender Singh, Chakradhar Tosh and D.K. Singh collected four 30 carcasses from different places, including Marine Drive in Kadma, Sonari and Tata Main Hospital premises. The team also took a round of the area near Jayanti Sarovar in Jubilee Park.

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The team members said they were startled at the number of crow deaths in Jamshedpur. Nearly 500 crows have died over the last one-and-a-half months.

It is believed that the team is looking into various factors, including the recent spread of chikungunya, encephalitis and dengue in the steel city, as well as the quality of water. ?These are preliminary doubts and it is too early to say anything,? said Palit, adding that chances of crows dying due to vector-borne disease could not be ruled out.

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The IVRI team visited Jamshedpur on the request of the district forest department. ?Besides sending samples of dead crows to Bareilly, we had also requested the IVRI director to send a fact-finding team,? the DFO said.

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Experts probe crow riddle
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Jamshedpur, Nov. 26: A three-member team from Bhopal?s Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) landed in the city today to collect samples to identify a mystery scourge that has been wiping out the scavenger population.

The experts, led by scientist R. Nagarjuna, visited Jubilee Park and Tata zoo and picked up carcasses and blood sample for tests. The team, which comprises experts Kalai Arjun and Manoj, besides Nagarjuna, will visit Chaibasa tomorrow for more samples, before they leave for Bhopal.

?We had approached the IVRI director for help, who had in turn sent a three-member general team from its Bareilly-based head office to collect specimens and blood samples,? saidDhalbhum divisional forest officer Sanjeev Kumar. He added that the Bhopal team, members of which specialised in virology, had made their way to the city now for cross verification.

Meanwhile, a two-member team from New Delhi-based National Institute of Communicable Diseases also landed in the city in the evening. Speaking to The Telegraph, East Singhbhum civil surgeon Vibha Sharan said that though nothing was clear, the experts suspected that the viral strain was H5N1, which is deadlier than the swine flu virus.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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Currently bird flu is reported from West Bengal State, bordering Jharkhand State.


Crow-scare: Dead birds spark bird flu fears in Jharkhand

Posted On Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 02:46:10 AM

Ranchi Crows dropping dead in cities and towns across Jharkhand have sparked panic among the people of the state after health officials pointed a finger at avian virus.

The Jharkhand animal husbandry department (AHD) has sounded an alert and asked people not to touch the dead crows. It has issued advertisements in local dailies asking people to keep away from the dead birds and inform the administration when they spot dead crows.

Health department officials suspect the crows are infected with H5 and H1 avian virus. “Human beings should stay away from the crows.

If the virus enters the human body, it could take the shape of an epidemic,” a health department official told IANS.

“An advisory has been issued considering the deaths of crows in many districts. Expert teams are trying to ascertain the reason behind the deaths of the crows,” animal husbandry department director A G Bandhopadhya told reporters.

Dead crows have been found in large numbers in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Khuti, Sahebganj and other districts of the state. A team of experts of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute of Bhopal is in Jharkhand to ascertain the reasons behind these deaths.

Jharkhand has been keeping different institutes of the country and the Central government posted about the latest developments.

Two months ago, West Bengal and Assam saw a spurt in bird flu cases, triggering culling of poultry and eggs.

This prompted other states including Tripura to impose a ban on import of poultry products from these two states.

Mumbai Mirror

 

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Bird flu-like virus killing Jharkhand crows
Jaideep Deogharia
RANCHI: The Centre has sent an alert to the Jharkhand government to remain cautious about a possible poultry infection, after a mysterious bird flu-like virus is believed to have killed between 500 and 1,000 crows in Jamshedpur, Bokaro and parts of Hazaribagh. Though an official intimation from the Union animal husbandry department is still to reach the state, a study on the crow deaths conducted at the animal disease laboratory in Bhopal found a virus resembling that of bird flu. However, the study allays fears about cattle, poultry and humans being infected because the virus was detected only in the brain of the dead crows.

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While a sizable population among tribals in Jharkhand consume crow meat and are in danger of being infected, the department of animal husbandry under the state government has issued public awareness advertisements to handle dead crows carefully and bury them.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ling-Jharkhand-crows/articleshow/10936947.cms

In the comments, our very own Giuseppe Michieli questions the shortcomings of this report;

"A birdflu like virus is a nonsense: does this virus belong to Influenza A family or not? If not, what kind of virus is it?"

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Crows in urban areas continue to die of
Nov 30, 01:00 am

Saraikela, News Office of the market in the last three months Saraikela of Crows continue to die from unknown causes. Daily Market vegetable vendors in the first round in the struggle to die under the pine trees looked at the ravens. The people like in the case - such Lrin whispers. So it was a divine wrath value reported by Berdflu. Crows in the process of death is still ongoing. Old Bus stand area in the vegetable market every two - three ravens of death is still ongoing. The removal of dead ravens away or bury such an initiative places Nagar Panchayat or by the health department has not yet been. The vegetable vendor side - throw them in Jadihyon are.

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[Ronan Kelly]

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Crow deaths in Giridih village

VISHVENDU JAIPURIAR
Hazaribagh, Dec. 1: A sudden spurt of crows deaths, similar to one in Jamshedpur, has triggered panic among residents of Kharagdiha village in Jamua block of Giridih, who have alerted veterinary surgeons fearing an epidemic.

Residents have spotted dead crows regularly for the past few days, especially next to trees or in terraces. Besides the scavengers, pigeons and chickens have also died in an unusual manner.

Julfikar Ali, a panchayat samiti member and resident of Jamua, said few pigeons at his home died in quick succession on Saturday. He approached government veterinary surgeon Ambuj Kumar who gave medicines to check the deaths.

He, however, said the bird deaths were continuing unabated in the last three days. ?No steps have been taken by the local administration in this regard,? Ali added.

Suresh Kumar, another villager, said that the number of crow deaths were maximum with no less than 50 since the weekend. ?This is the first time we have witnessed crow deaths in this manner in our area,? he added.

Ram Prakash, a septuagenarian, said, ?We had lost various species of birds in the past, including sparrows. Now, it?s the turn of crows.?

However, Ambuj argued that radiation from mobile towers could be one of the reasons behind the deaths or the birds might have been the victims of infections that spread from other carriers.

Last week, Pune-based National Institute of Virology denied Japanese encephalitis or West Nile virus infection as causes of crow deaths after testing samples in Jamshedpur.

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[Ronan Kelly]

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Mystery wave of crow deaths hits Ranchi
FRIDAY, 02 DECEMBER 2011 23:28 MUKESH RANJAN | RANCHI

The mysterious disease that has caused the death of hundreds of crows has reached Ranchi with dozens of crows falling off trees and dying in a particular locality in the heart of the city over the last two days.

Scores of crows have been found dead in the premises of St Mary’s Cathedral on Purulia Road, giving rise to a wave of speculation and panic over the unusual happening. The crows fall off their resting places and die within hours, observers said.

“More than two dozen crows have died so far. They drop from the trees and die a slow and painful death. Once they drop, they are unable to fly again,” Paulus Lakda, caretaker of the church, said.

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Staff working in the Church for the last several years has never seen such a phenomenon. The first spate of such deaths occurred at Jubilee Park in Jamshedpur in September. Hundreds of crows died due to a mysterious disease during this period.

“It is an unknown viral disease whose vector is not known yet. The resting site of the crows provides favourable conditions for the virus to spread,” KK Sharma, a renowned environmentalist and head of department of zoology at Co-operative College Jamshedpur, said.

A team from Bhopal visiting Jamshedpur has speculated that if the dead crows come in contact with human beings, this disease may take the form of an epidemic. “A similar phenomenon had come to light in North America two years ago. It was named the Neel Virus,” Nitish Priyadarshi, an environmentalist in Ranchi, said. Though the visiting team of environmentalists from Bhopal in Jamshedpur has named the virus HN1H, the confusion regarding the naming persists among authorities in the State.

http://dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/24942-mystery-wave-of-crow-deaths-hits-ranchi.html

Vet deptt asked to find out cause of crow deaths
PTI | 05:12 PM,Dec 02,2011
Ranchi, Dec 2 (PTI) In the wake of reports of crow deaths here, the local Wildlife division today asked the veterinary department to diagnose the disease that was responsible for the death of the birds. "At least ten crows were found dead in the premises of a church at Purulia road, while some more were grasping for breath on the ground," the Range Officer with Ranchi Wild Life Division, N K Srivastav, told PTI here. "We have asked the veterinary department to take necessary tests and diagnose the disease. This is the first instance of crow death found in Ranchi," he said. He said the union ministry of animal husbandry and the forest department would be informed about the matter. The crow deaths were being reported from various parts of Jharkhand for quite some time. Around 150 to 200 crows were found dead in the past four to six weeks from Jagannathpur sub division in West Singhbhum district, SDO Bhishm Kumar said. Recently, a forest department team had collected fecal matter of dead crows in Jubilee Park in Jamshedpur to send them to Indian Veterinary Research Laboratory, Izzatnagar in Uttar Pradesh to find out the cause behind the deaths. PTI PVR BS NN

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfe...-to-find-out-cause-of-crow-deaths/921405.html

Comment: Does anyone know what the first article is saying? HN1H? Neel virus?

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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On deaf ears the sound of crows
Dec 03, 01:58 am

Suman Chandra Singh, Jamshedpur Jubilee Park is silenced. Silence almost doleful. The more Kchot they walk in the park for that which is daily, who were accustomed to hearing the sound of crows. Hundreds of completed park was buzzing with the sound of the past fortnight ravens caw the sound is muted. Wakrs morning staring at the tree house was quite most of the Crows. Now to the park every day around a dozen crows are found dead. Those in regular walks in the park two months ago, the sound of the ravens was too harsh. Maybe dumb to tell his pain, but none of them do not worry. Today's results. 60 days later under those trees lay scattered where ever they arrived Kauvo ample wings to the entire park was buzzing. Today this place has been transformed into the cemetery. Dead crows neck - Adgle remnants can be seen. Crows of the silent movement is so far down the drain. Because neither can jam the street and surrounded Nor can the DC office. Voice of the Crows on deaf ears. Why should anyone listen? Some people are full of compassion is no one to listen to them. Crows will continue so long in such a conflict? Maybe by then, unless the city will be alive one member of their fraternity? Kolhan ten thousand crows have died so far.


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[Ronan Kelly]

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Death of birds at the Department grave
Dec 02, 09:16 pm

Jmua (Giridih), communicate formula: Krgdiha getting chickens to death to take the rook and the Animal Husbandry Department has got into the act. Let's show the Panss Julfikar Krgdiha the birds death of Ali was reported to the Department. Also dominated in the media. Divisional veterinary officer Dr Jmua ambuj Kumar on Thursday with a team Krgdiha dead crow came and told me to send the samples Ranchi. Dr. Kumar, a dead chicken on the spot and the autopsy cause of death was a disease called Ranikhet. He appealed to the routine immunization of chickens to poultry farmers and self-vaccination of chickens have been many. The Chyna Khan, Pro. Shamim Akhtar Ali, Mohd. Nejam, Lllu Kumar etc were present.


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Ranikhet is Newcastle disease - Ro.
http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/animal_husbandry/ani_chik_disease mgt.html

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Comment: Does anyone know what the first article is saying? HN1H? Neel virus?

West Nile virus ?

 

[Treyfish]

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:tiphat:even though ...Last week, Pune-based National Institute of Virology denied Japanese encephalitis or West Nile virus infection as causes of crow deaths after testing samples in Jamshedpur.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/111120...y_14827160.jsp

this earlier story says it is mosquitoes..<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=articleheader>Jusco steps in to curb crow deaths
- Carcasses sent to NIV, Pune, for tests </TD></TR><TR><TD class=articleauthor>OUR CORRESPONDENT </TD></TR><TR><TD class=story align=left><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=172 align=left><TBODY><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=articleauthor align=left>An employee of Jusco health department picks up a dead crow in Bistupur on Saturday. Picture by Animesh Sengupta </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The sudden phenomenon of crows dying in large numbers in the steel city has jolted an alarmed Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company (Jusco) into action.
On the one hand, the Tata Steel subsidiary is taking initiatives to detect the virus responsible for the deaths while on the other hand, it is removing the carcasses from different localities. Jusco has also started carrying out extensive fogging as well as spraying of larvicides in areas where large numbers of the scavengers were found dead.
A senior manager of Jusco health services K.K. Lal said they had already sent carcasses of four crows to National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, to find out whether any virus was responsible for the deaths and whether there was a pattern behind the phenomenon. The experts will also find out whether the disease, if any, was a threat to humans.
?We are acting on the directions of Jusco managing director Manish Sharma. The carcasses have already reached the Pune institute and experts have begun examinations. A report is expected by Wednesday,? Lal added.
He added that another consignment containing a dead crow?s viscera, brain and blood sample would shortly be sent to Bareilly-based Indian Veterinary Research Institute.
The buzz is that the deaths are being caused by the vector-borne arbovirus that spreads through mosquito bites.
Jusco has collected over 300 dead crows by now and is carrying out fogging at Circuit House, Jubilee Park, Northern Town, Kadma Sonari Link Road, South Park, Bistupur and Sonari.​

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:tiphat:http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111107/jsp/jharkhand/story_14716577.jsp

this one is saying the same.<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=articleheader>Dead crows raise virus alarm
- 500 fall prey across steel city in a month, forest officials flummoxed </TD></TR><TR><TD class=articleauthor>KUMUD JENAMANI</TD></TR><TR><TD class=story align=left><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=172 align=left><TBODY><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=articleauthor align=left>former Tata Steel executive MK Khambata points to a dead crow near his parsi Colony home in Bistupur on Friday. Picture by Bhola Prasad </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The latest victim of mosquito bites is the common crow with steel city ornithologists raising an alarm over an unusual number of deaths witnessed over the last month.
Over 500 crows have died which works out to 10 per cent of their population of 5,000 in Jamshedpur.
?Crows are dying at an alarming rate and they are victims of the arbovirus, which affects the brain of its target. It is a vector-borne disease that spreads through mosquito bites,? Jamshedpur?s well-known bird enthusiast K.K. Sharma told The Telegraph.
Arbovirus is a term used to refer to a group of viruses that are transmitted by arthropod vectors. The word arbovirus is an acronym for arthropod-borne virus.
Bizarre reports of crows lying on the ground, dying a slow death, have come in from various localities, including Bistupur, Northern Town, Circuit House Area, Golmuri, Telco, Sonari and Kadma. ?At some places people found crows crawling on the ground before dying,? said the head of zoology department at Jamshedpur Co-operative College.
This morning a resident of Parsi Colony was horrified to find as many as four crows lying dead on the road under a tree near his house near Jubilee Park. ?Besides the four, I found two more crows were on the verge of dying as they were crawling,? said the former Tata Steel executive M.K. Khambata.
Chief conservator (wildlife) A.K. Gupta is worried too. Deaths of crows, he said, in East Singhbhum district in large numbers was a dangerous trend, perhaps indicating an outbreak of an unknown disease.
?A fortnight ago I had asked the divisional forest officer of Dhalbhum to submit a report on the issue as I received several complaints of crow deaths from various parts of the district. But the report is not yet ready,? said the senior forest officer.
A local rights group, Jharkhand Human Rights Conference, is thinking of asking the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) and the state environment department to look into the matter without delay.
Manoj Kumar Mishra, president of the conference, said their immediate concern was the kind of effect the virus would have on local residents. ?If we are unable to take necessary measures to stop the crow deaths, we may have to face a serious health issue in the near future,? he feared.
What should the forest department do to save crows?​

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Cause of death of the Crows clade viruses
Dec 04, 01:42 am

Jamshedpur, News Office: Crows of the bird flu virus is killed. The report of the investigation team, primarily because of Pune Atimark Avian Anfluenja A 5 N 1 'is described. National Institute Wayrolaji, the dead ravens found in Pune, this virus is very dangerous for humans. According to the Institute investigated the virus-clade 2.3.2.1 'belongs to the category. To confirm the report, a copy was also sent to the authority concerned. Dr. AC Mishra, director of the Institute in Pune, according to the same class of viruses is the virus of the class' World Health Organization (WHO) is near. This type of virus used for the manufacture of the vaccine to stop the epidemic is. Dr. Mishra of Jamshedpur and the surrounding human population is also believed to cause concern. He assured that the WHO network of necessary materials needed to examine the virus can be bought immediately.
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Why the report public
Jusco with investigation teams came to the city's Public Health officials to find the cause of death of the Crows on their level of inquiry. Wayroloji by the National Institute of Public Health Department director Dr AC Mishra, the report is sent to Jusco. In addition, more than one copy of the report, World Health Organization to verify the report is also sent. But on November 20 sent the report was not yet public.
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China, Myanmar and Bangladesh, has spread the virus
According to veterinarian Dr. K. Lal of Jusco Japanese Anfluenja of the series (brain fever) Vestonil H 5 N 1 virus with virus was asked to investigate. The three ravens on the team investigating the death of four ravens same reasons. The H 5 N 1 virus was confirmed Acpiaai.
The investigation team in its report referred to the fact that South East Asia and Myanmar, China, Bangladesh, spread viruses like Avian Anfluenja which there was also killed a large number of ravens.
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'The report should be public. What is trying to hide all Jusco. So far, the virus is said to be many. If this is Berdflu chickens or humans affected so why not see? '

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Bird flu fears: Department of crows gather in the treatment of
Dec 04, 01:01 am

Ranchi: Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department to protect the crows are now involved in their treatment. Pendon put water and rice on the first time the drug is being prepared to be hung. The district veterinary officials have been given strict instructions. Drugs have been sent to all districts. Anand Gopal Bndopadyay Director General said that the crows are of a general effort to prevent deaths. The most important is to protect them from infection. He also said that the crows to prevent spread of the infection is difficult because they are free to move. When bird flu in poultry can be separated easily overpowered.
He again reiterated that the investigation report is yet to sample. The Indian government has expressed doubts about just having bird flu. Crows on Saturday of the death has been reported from anywhere. Earlier, a team led by Director Albert College, Ranchi in the crows were found dead were buried in the ground.
Urged to take precautions
Animal Husbandry Department once again urged the public to take precautionary measures. Crows come in contact with dead people have been wary. Any animal or bird, especially chickens - chickens are called to come in contact. Department toll-free information through the death of ravens is called for.


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Hostel dead crow found in water tank
Dec 04, 01:28 am
Tell
Ranchi: The East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Saraikela - Krsawan unknown disease, including crows die in Ranchi, came to light. Book number six in this case came on the rims. The last two days was dead crow in the water tank and the water used were medical students. He was not aware of it. When the water began to stink, the medical students had doubts. Some students went and looked at the water tank, they show dead crow.
Piacidi students present in the rims of the unit reported. After cleaning the unit's staff came and water tanks. Staff will also once again the other day cleaning of the tank. Management of medical students said that the rims clean as well - is not particular about cleanliness. Cleaning of the tank that is three months.
"Have not found any information in this regard. Nor is a medical student complained. If so, will soon be cleaning the tank. "

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[Ronan Kelly]

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No clear picture on crow deaths

A.S.R.P. MUKESH
Ranchi, Dec. 3: The state animal husbandry department may still not be sure why crows are dying en masse in Jharkhand, but the forest department today declared avian virus H5N1 as the culprit.

The government is yet to officially release the findings of a three-member team from Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly, which visited Jamshedpur in third week of November after crow deaths rocked the city.

However, the forest department today procured a copy of the findings from the Centre, which mentions H5N1 as the killer.

Speaking to The Telegraph, chief conservator of forests (wildlife) A.K. Gupta said the virus was prevalent in southeast Asia.

?It is a cause of concern, more so because this being a season of migratory birds, the virus may cross transmit to other species too,? he said.

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[Treyfish]

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Jharkhand-More chickens dying of an "unknown"disease



You know..where the crows are dying....and of course the people are scared and not much is being done about it...

Died of the disease are unknown cock - hen

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Dec 03, 07:41 pm​

Kotalpokr, Nipr: Brhdwa block Kotalpokr and the surrounding rural area in these days of anonymous cock hen disease is not to stop the process of dying.
Mayurkola block, Vijaipur, Fulchuwa, Datapadha, Dukiatola, the cock in the village Peepljodi etc. - has been killed poultry. Poultry and poultry farmers say the day is seen well, after dark when the hen goes to her house, the morning to see the chicken is dead. Chicken Muklal Ghosh said that my house after a death when a bird left a dozen chickens, then cut it in order to eat. Cutting out at a very low amount of dark blood. After the death of the cock, crow, in seeing the death of poultry, has begun to spread fear among the people. Considerable amount of block here in the village duck Maharajpur've got news of the death. This way of spreading the disease in birds one by one, the wildlife concerned. The common people are also worried. Poultry sector Vijay Saha, Ganesh Prasad Saha, Ajay Tiwari, Deo Narayan Rajak, Aklu Saha, Rajesh Ghosh etc. demand that the Commissioner investigate and spread in rural areas, and security arrangements to prevent the disease.

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Best of the veterinary officer of block Kotalpokr Brhdwa Shitlhri Banerjee said the cause of diarrhea can kill poultry dead animals into a two by themselves are trying to investigate what caused the death.Farmers and wildlife killed by the disease so that treatment can be examined. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/jharkhand/4_8_8578932.html&usg=ALkJrhgb6W6dUfi4IUfqpwJ_dswdLdRckw

 

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Crows were dying in Ranchi, Dec 03, 12:32 am

East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Saraikela - Krsawan, Giridih, Bokaro and Ranchi, the crows are dying now. Crows in some areas of Ranchi on Friday after reports of death of, people are skeptical about a serious illness. For the Department of Health has sent samples of dead ravens.
Crows of the phenomenon of death is taken seriously by the central government. The General Commissioner [Animal Hsbenderi Commissioner] Dr. Amarjit Singh Nanda, Director Dr. Anand Gopal Bandopadhyay on Friday spoke to the state's animal husbandry. Commissioner of the ravens in the event of death spells are State Government to exercise caution inquired. The direction in this regard - also directed.The Crows did not die off, is smaller.
Bird flu
Director General pointed out that it is not a case of bird flu. If a case of bird flu poultry - chickens are also affected.The Institute of Animal Health and Production reports from the districts is to take daily.
Health Department Alerts
State health agency has issued an alert about it. People have been advised to come in contact with the Crows. Helpline number has been issued, which may be informed of any kind. Regional directors and district veterinary officers have been asked to leave the headquarters. Vacations have been canceled.
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Avian flu killing Jharkhand crows: virology institute

Author(s): Dinsa Sachan
Issue: Dec 3, 2011
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Highly pathogenic H5N1virus that can even spread to humans

Deaths of crows have been reported in large numbers across Jharkhand in the past one week. Carcasses have been spotted in Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Hazaribagh and other areas. Media reports estimate the number of crow deaths to be anywhere between 500 and 1,000.
Scientists at National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune have found the virus to be H5N1. It is a highly pathogenic virus that can even spread to humans.
Residents report that incidents of crow deaths started surfacing in the beginning of September. However, the event captured media attention only towards November end. Several teams, including that of the Indian Institute of Veterinary Research (IVRI) in Bareilly, have collected carcasses and are presently conducting tests to ascertain the cause of the deaths. The IVRI results are still awaited. NIV, in the meanwhile, has confirmed the presence of the HN51 virus in the dead crows.
The crows tested negative for Japanese encephalitis or West Nile virus. M Sharma at IVRI Bareilly says the report will be out in a couple of days. He says the deaths of crows in such huge numbers have not been reported before.
M D Dwivedi, bird watcher and researcher at Vinobha Bhave University in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, claims he has seen several crows die. Explaining their symptoms, he says, ?It appears the right side of their body is not working. They seem to have concussion.? After speaking to labourers in the Bokaro steel plant, he concluded there have been 500 deaths in the region.:tiphat:http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/avian-flu-killing-jharkhand-crows-virology-institute :tiphat:Hattip Croft

 

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:tiphat:also in Jharkhand in the dead crow zone..

Animals died of unknown illness
Dec 01, 09:16 pm Dec 01, 09:16 pm
Barhi (Hazaribagh): Barhi block Kolhua art remote village panchayat good Jbadh unknown disease and died within a week of 25-30 animals. General Officer Raj Singh on Thursday to block the villagers about the written application is submitted. It says that the village had a strange animal disease outbreaks. 25-30 The animals are dead. Most animals are suffering from the disease.

Be afflicted with disease symptoms

Animal's throat and mouth are part of the flower, mouth dripping saliva, causing the shuddering and vibrating sound. Rural Prayag Prasad Yadav and Skldev Tukn police said Thursday died of an animal. According to Ramachandra Pasi, Ctru Yadav, Centuya shelve, Muslim locality, etc. are dead animals. General Officer Raj Singh said when asked to block back the first time they got the information today. 250 vaccines and essential drugs will arrive with a team on Friday.
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Re: Jharkhand: Crow deaths put poultry under scanner - News reports that H5N1 has been confirmed

Medicated water to fight crow deaths

- District officials put on alert to prevent malady from spreading
SANTOSH K. KIRO

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Department director A.G. Bandopadhyay said officials have been directed to keep pots of medicated water and food grains at places from where crow deaths have been reported. He also asked residents not to touch the dead crows and inform the animal husbandry department if they spot a carcass.

?In the state capital, we will be keeping medicated water in pots at places like St Albert College, Nagri and Kanke. District animal husbandry officers have been asked to do the same in their respective areas,? said Bandopadhyay.

Crow deaths, suspected to be due to avian flu, were first reported from Jamshedpur around two weeks ago. Over the last 10 days, crow deaths in large numbers have been reported from Khunti, Bokaro and Hazaribagh. In Ranchi, dead crows were spotted at St Albert College two days ago. Well over 20 crows died at the college campus over the last two days, and dead crows have been reported from Kanke too.

?From Bokaro, we have received information of about 30 crows dying in the last three-four days. We have kept medicated water in pots at different places around the city,? said Bokaro district animal husbandry officer Krishna Choudhary.

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He refused to speculate if bird flu was the reason behind the crow deaths.

The animal husbandry director said he had asked his district officers to be alert.

?Domesticated bird keepers too should inform us if they see any of their birds dying of this virus,? Bandopadhyay said.

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