Guwahati: Notwithstanding continuing culling operations, the bird flu virus has spread to new areas in the state including the state's capital Guwahati, where the dreaded virus was detected in a government-run farm at Khanarapa on Wednesday.
State Veterinary director Dr Ashwini Kataky informed that the avian influenza had so far affected six districts of the state -- Kamrup, Barpeta, Nalbari, Dibrugarh, Chirang and Kamrup Metropolitan district that includes Guwahati city.
He informed that the dreaded virus had spread its tentacles to a state veterinary department farm at Khanapara in Guwahati as well as a private polury farm Dikom in Dibrugarh district in Upper Assam. The rapid response teams (RRTs) on Thursday culled over 4000 fowls in the government farm. A few other private farms in Guwahati have also been affected.
He said so far 426 RRTs have been engaged in the culling operation in all the six affected districts and over 2.6 lakhs fowls have already been killed as precautionary measure.
Meanwhile, Assam Health Department has set up an emergency unit at the government civil hospital in the city to treat patients in the event of the bird flu spreading to human. The authorities have banned sale of all sorts of poultry products in the state’s capital city and other affected areas in the state.
According to experts, scanty rainfall in the state this year is one of the reasons behind the spread of avian influenza, the virus of which are carried by the wind. Experts say that virus of avian influenza are carried by migratory birds who are seasoned of the virus. The seasoned migratory birds carry the virus but they do not die of the infection.(With inputs from UNI)
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State Veterinary director Dr Ashwini Kataky informed that the avian influenza had so far affected six districts of the state -- Kamrup, Barpeta, Nalbari, Dibrugarh, Chirang and Kamrup Metropolitan district that includes Guwahati city.
He informed that the dreaded virus had spread its tentacles to a state veterinary department farm at Khanapara in Guwahati as well as a private polury farm Dikom in Dibrugarh district in Upper Assam. The rapid response teams (RRTs) on Thursday culled over 4000 fowls in the government farm. A few other private farms in Guwahati have also been affected.
He said so far 426 RRTs have been engaged in the culling operation in all the six affected districts and over 2.6 lakhs fowls have already been killed as precautionary measure.
Meanwhile, Assam Health Department has set up an emergency unit at the government civil hospital in the city to treat patients in the event of the bird flu spreading to human. The authorities have banned sale of all sorts of poultry products in the state’s capital city and other affected areas in the state.
According to experts, scanty rainfall in the state this year is one of the reasons behind the spread of avian influenza, the virus of which are carried by the wind. Experts say that virus of avian influenza are carried by migratory birds who are seasoned of the virus. The seasoned migratory birds carry the virus but they do not die of the infection.(With inputs from UNI)
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