Bird flu cases detected in 2 Rampur poultry farms
After the detection of positive cases, the department of animal husbandry declared a surveillance zone in an area of one to 10 km around the farms. A senior official said that the situation was controlled locally and remained normal across other parts of the state. In all other districts of the state, the situation remains normal. Samples of dead birds from a third farm were sent to Bhopal for testing and the report is expected in a day or two.
Dr Rajendra Prasad, additional director of poultry in UP, stated that directives have been issued to all districts and poultry farms are being continuously inspected. The borders of Bilaspur, Rampur and Swar, adjoining the Uttarakhand border, have been sealed. The Maharaja Poultry Farm is being sanitised, after which it will be sealed.
"On Tuesday, reports of bird deaths were received from Sharma Poultry Farm in Swar Tehsil.
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Samples have been sent to Bhopal for testing, and the report is expected in a day or two. If the report is positive, action will be taken according to Union govt's action plan," he said.
The first report of bird deaths came from Captain Poultry Farm in Rampur. The matter was investigated and samples were sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal, which reported that the deaths were due to bird flu.
Dr Brijesh Kumar Tripathi, deputy director, poultry, claimed that the situation was under control and that an area within one km radius of the impacted farms had been declared an infected zone, where domestic birds, eggs, etc., have been destroyed. The farms were sanitised and sealed. In the surveillance zone, Rapid Response Teams (RRT) were conducting continuous surveillance and samples were being collected to ensure that the infection has not spread.
"This area has been declared a restricted zone, preventing birds and eggs from entering or leaving. The virus is destroyed at 70 degrees Celsius in 30 minutes, so boiling eggs and poultry products reduces the risk of infection," he said.
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