Via The Telegraph :
" The State Health Society, Bihar, has issued an advisory to civil surgeons to keep a tab on unusual deaths of birds in their respective districts following the outbreak of avian influenza in Jharkhand.
" The State Health Society, Bihar, has issued an advisory to civil surgeons to keep a tab on unusual deaths of birds in their respective districts following the outbreak of avian influenza in Jharkhand.
According to sources in the society, the step has been
taken as hundreds of crows have died in Jharkhand because of avian influenza
since November.
“The crows first started dying mysteriously in
Jam-shedpur district. This was followed by deaths in Ranchi, Bokaro, Khunti,
Sahebganj and other districts of Jharkhand. We have asked civil surgeons to be
alert and keep an eye on any such incident in our state. Letters have been
issued to them and we are getting updates on a daily basis,” a senior official
of the society said today.
“The situation is alarming in Jharkhand. Samples of
dead crows from Jharkhand sent to Bhopal for laboratory tests were found
infected with strains of H5N1 virus. This confirmed outbreak of avian influenza
in Jharkhand,” the official added.
Patna civil surgeon Dr Lakhendra Prasad said he has
asked all primary health centres and other hospitals in the district to maintain
a daily record of any unusual bird death."
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