First cases of avian influenza detected in Jammu’s Udhampur and Poonch
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‘These are the first positive cases in Jammu region but there is no need to panic as majority of the test reports are negative’
The Udhampur and Poonch districts of Jammu area have reported their first cases of avian influenza as samples taken from three useless birds examined constructive for the illness, prompting precautionary measures together with the culling course of, a senior official mentioned Sunday.
The Deputy Director (Poultry and Research) of the Animal Husbandry Department, Jammu, D.D. Dogra mentioned whereas samples from a peacock and a home fowl have returned constructive for H5N8 from Juganu block in Udhampur, a wild crow was examined constructive for H5N1 from Mandi space of Poonch.
“These are the first positive cases in Jammu region but there is no need to panic as majority of the test reports are negative,” he instructed PTI.
Mr. Dogra mentioned the division had to this point collected and dispatched 218 samples for testing at Jalandhar in Punjab.
Barring the three constructive reviews from Udhampur and Poonch, which have been cross-checked from the Bhopal laboratory, 115 reviews got here unfavourable whereas the consequence of relaxation of the cases is awaited, he mentioned.
He mentioned the division has taken essential measures in accordance with the federal government tips to stop the unfold of the an infection.
“Since a domestic fowl and a peacock were tested positive for bird flu in Udhampur, we have started culling of the birds in one km and active surveillance in 1-10 km radius,” Mr. Dogra mentioned, including individuals have additionally been knowledgeable concerning the precautionary measures should be taken to successfully take care of the state of affairs.
He mentioned the division had taken 40 samples from autos carrying poultry birds to Jammu and Kashmir at Lakhanpur entry level and all of the reviews got here unfavourable.
“We have also dispatched several samples of birds which were found dead in Bathindi area of Jammu recently. These too came negative,” he mentioned, including normally it takes per week for a pattern to get examined at Jhalandar laboratory however these examined constructive are being cross-checked at Bhopal lab.
After the constructive report of a useless crow in Mandi, Poonch district authorities mentioned samples of all gross sales factors and yard poultry shall be taken inside one kilometer and common surveillance maintained by the Animal Husbandry Department.
“No sample of domestic poultry bird tested positive so far,” an official mentioned.
On January 5, Jammu and Kashmir sounded an alert and began accumulating samples of birds throughout the Union Territory after neighboring Himachal Pradesh reported cases of chicken flu.
Earlier, 4 samples examined constructive for avian influenza from totally different elements of Kashmir.
