Jharkhand on alert as bird flu cases reported in state-run poultry farm: Official

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Source: https://theprint.in/india/jharkhand...in-state-run-poultry-farm-official-2/1389158/

Jharkhand on alert as bird flu cases reported in state-run poultry farm: Official
PTI 22 February, 2023 01:01 am IST

Ranchi, Feb 21 (PTI) The Jharkhand government is on alert after bird flu cases were reported in a government-run poultry farm in Bokaro district, official said on Tuesday.

The presence of H5N1 variant was confirmed among a protein-rich breed of chicken, popularly known as ‘Kadaknath’, at the farm in Lohanchal, they said...

 

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Nearly 4,000 birds to be culled in Jharkhand's Bokaro due to H5N1 flu outbreak

Nearly 4,000 birds, including chickens and ducks, will be culled in Jharkhand's Bokaro district after a bird flu outbreak was reported at a state-run poultry farm, an official said on Saturday.

H5N1, a type of avian influenza virus, was confirmed among a protein-rich breed of chicken, 'Kadaknath', at the farm in the Lohanchal where 800 birds died and 103 had to be culled, he said.

"A total of 3,856 birds, including chickens and ducks, have been identified for culling in the affected area -- 1 km radius of the farm," Institute of Animal Health & Production director Dr Bipin Bihari Mahtha told PTI.


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Source: https://theprint.in/india/jharkhand-after-bokaro-bird-flu-outbreak-in-ranchi-2/1416738/

Jharkhand: After Bokaro, bird flu outbreak in Ranchi
PTI
4 March, 2023 12:01 am IST

Ranchi, Mar 3 (PTI) A bird flu outbreak has been reported in Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi barely a week after the disease in Bokaro district led to the culling of 4,000 chickens and ducks.

H5N1, a type of avian influenza virus, was confirmed among poultry in Ranchi, an official said.

“The Centre in a letter to Chief Secretary, Jharkhand, Sukhdev Singh on March 3 has confirmed the outbreak of avian influenza (H5N1) in poultry at Ranchi, directing the state for its control and containment,” he said...

 

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India - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4950

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2023/02/02

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2019/09/02

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/02/17

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_159692

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/03/09

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_115278 - GOVERNMENT POULTRY FARM, BOKARO
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2023/02/02

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Jharkhand

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Bokaro

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
n.a. ( 902)

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
Government Poultry Farm, Bokaro

Latitude, Longitude
23.6292 , 86.1382

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC) NEW 6147 2615 2615 3532 - -
TOTAL 6147 2615 2615 3532 - -

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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4950