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India: Assam, AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN POULTRY (December 2008+)
Is this true for non-avian species also? Or is it a function of the fact that birds are able to keep the viral load low becase they are so well adapted to influenza?
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Viral loads are dependent on a variety of host factors.
Re: India: Assam, a new confirmed h5n1 poultry epizootic (11/26/2008) [rsoe edis]
Bird flu spreads to new areas in Assam
Wed Dec 3, 2008 12:23pm IST
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GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - A fresh outbreak of bird flu in poultry was detected in Assam on Wednesday and authorities prepared to start culling thousands of chickens, a senior official said.
"Yes, bird flu has spread to new areas, we are getting ready to start culling in those areas shortly," Ashim Kumar Kakoty, a top veterinary official in Assam, told Reuters.
More than 40,000 chickens and ducks have been be slaughtered over the weekend in around 20 villages, after one of them, just 35 km west of Guwahati -- the biggest city in the region -- was hit by bird flu.
Authorities were worried about a new outbreak after some poultry deaths were reported in Palasbari, also close to Guwahati.
"The newly affected areas cover about 20 villages," Kakoty said.
Sale and movement of poultry in and around Guwahati has been prohibited and precautionary measures stepped up in other parts of the state.
Health workers have moved to affected areas to check people for any flu-like symptoms.
India has not reported any human infections so far, though the first outbreak in poultry was reported in 2006 in Maharashtra.
Re: India: Assam, a new confirmed h5n1 poultry epizootic (11/26/2008) [rsoe edis]
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR height=26><TD class=body-txt>Bird Flu Outbreak in Assam </TD></TR><TR><TD class=body-txt>This is to notify that an outbreak of Birdflu (H5NI) has been declared in Kamrup District, Assam, India which has been reported to the Ministry on the evening of 27<SUP>th</SUP> November 2008. As per the notification from the Ministry, an emergency meeting was convened on 28<SUP>th</SUP> November.
<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P> Various preventive measures have been discussed and recommended as follows:
<O:P></O:P>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal>Reactivation of Veterinary Vigilance Team (VVT) by Department of Livestock for clinical and laboratory surveillance along the southern border Dzongkhags, especially in Samdrup Jongkhar and Sarpang Dzongkhag.
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal>Appropriate regulatory and quarantine activities such as distinction of vehicles and other risk goods, etc should resume at all entry points.
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal>Import of table eggs and frozen chicken from already identified sources in <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Bhutan</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> will be allowed only through Phuntsholing. Then movement from Phuntsholing to eastern part of the country and those Dzongkhags sharing border with <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Assam</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> can be allowed only through lateral routes.
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal>Import permits for day-old-chicks (DOC) which have been already issued for import via Guahati shall be immediately revoked.
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal>Import of DOCs from Pune to Paro via <ST1:CITY w:st="on">Delhi</ST1:CITY> and <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Katmandu</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> shall be continued.
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal>Poultry feeds from Samrat Feed Mills in Siliguri should be allowed only if it is transported by lateral routes (entry only through Phuntsholing) for movement to other eastern and southern border districts.
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal>These preventive measures discussed re-enforcement of Birdflu prevention activities in the country is to be announced in the media for public notification to garner support and cooperation.
The recommendations will be reviewed and amended every two to three weeks as deemed necessary.
<O:P></O:P> The Ministry requests everyone for support and co-operation in order to prevent the disease from entering the country.
Re: India: Assam, a new confirmed h5n1 poultry epizootic (11/26/2008) [rsoe edis]
Assam on alert after bird flu spreads to new areas
Guwahati (IANS): The Assam government has sounded a health alert and banned the sale of poultry following the spread of the deadly bird flu virus to newer areas, officials here said Wednesday.
"Samples of dead birds tested positive for avian influenza in a number of villages in Kamrup district," district magistrate R.C. Jain said.
"We shall be carrying out culling of birds in 11 villages from Thursday," he added.
There was an outbreak of bird flu last week in the Hajo area of Kamrup district, about 35 km from Assam's main city of Guwahati.
"An estimated 60,000 birds were ordered to be killed in 48 villages within a five kilometre radius from where avian influenza was reported," Jain said.
The culling operations in the 48 villages are almost complete. The poultry targeted includes ducks and chickens.
"It is a matter of concern with the virus now spreading to new areas and hence a maximum health alert has been sounded. Teams of doctors and paramedics are taking precautionary measures so that humans are not affected," said Parthajyoti Gogoi, a central health ministry official.
The central health ministry last week confirmed outbreak of bird flu after laboratory tests found strains of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza. More than 600 birds have died in Kamrup district in the past one week.
Assam's veterinary and animal husbandry department has sounded an alert and maintaining strict surveillance on farms in the state with veterinarians carrying out checks on all poultry.
A central health ministry team is also assisting the local authorities in the culling operations. The World Health Organization (WHO) fears that the H5N1 strain could mutate into a form easily transmitted between humans and spark a deadly pandemic.
Re: India: Assam, a new confirmed h5n1 poultry epizootic (11/26/2008) [rsoe edis]
Bird flu hits Assam again
BS Reporter / Kolkata/ Guwahati December 04, 2008, 0:13 IST
Following the confirmation of presence of H5N1 virus or bird flu among domestic poultry in Kamrup district, the Assam government has prohibited sale of poultry and eggs in the district.
With around 5 lakh people associated with the poultry business in Assam, of which nearly half are marginal farmers, the reappearance of bird flu is expected to once again hit the poultry sector of the state.
Earlier this year, the states poultry sector was hit due to culling and ban on sale of poultry products following the outbreak of the disease among poultries in neighbouring state of West Bengal.
An office bearer of All Assam Poultry Farmers' Association (AAPFA) said that outbreak of bird flu for the second time would wipe out the marginal farmers from the industry, as it will be difficult for them to bounce back with scarce resources, and will set the stage for entry of big and organised players.
He admitted that there is a decline in sale of poultry products across the state as bird flu panic has gripped among the people.
Though he could not spell out the exact loss the poultry sector has incurred in the last few days or is expected to incur in the coming days, he said "if the disease spreads to others areas, the loss would be huge."
He said that the wholesale price of broiler chicken has fallen from Rs. 50-55 to Rs. 35-40.
Nonetheless, he added that the members of the association are cooperating with the culling personnel.
He demanded adequate compensation from the government as poultry business is the mainstay for many marginal farmers in the state.
Bird flu spreads to new areas
Staff reporter GUWAHATI, Dec 3 ? Dreaded bird flu disease has spread to new places as Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (HSADL) has confirmed presence of the virus of the dreaded bird flu among the diseased backyard fowls of Sarpara and Patgaon villages of Kamrup district. This the second case of outbreak of the dreaded disease caused by the H5N1 virus in the State. The first case was detected in Rajabazar village of Hajo Revenue Circle in the same district on November 27.
The Sarpara village is located under the Rampur Development Block of Palasbari Revenue Circle, Patgaon is located under the Rani Development Block of Azara Revenue Circle.
Culling operations in the Rani and Rampur development block areas covering around 22 villages will start tomorrow and 40 Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) have been formed to conduct the operations in an area of three kilometre radius in each of the blocks for eliminating the entire backyard poultry population. In the Rampur Development Block many commercial poultry firms are there, while, in the Rani Block, most of the poultry population is household backyard ones.
Meanwhile, preparations are on to launch the moping operations in the 20 villages of Hajo revenue circle which have been covered under culling operation for the last few days. According to official sources, moping operations are expected to start in the revenue circle tomorrow. Till yesterday evening, around 46000 backyard birds were killed in the area.
The State Animal Disease Emergency Committee met here today with Additional Chief Secretary Parul Devi Das in the chair. The meeting reviewed the present situation and asked the Deputy Commissioners of both Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) to impose restrictions on transportation of poultry and poultry products in an area of 13 kilometre radius from the villages which reported occurrence of bird flu. The DCs of other districts of the state are also alerted and asked to maintain strict vigil on the situation. The meeting was also attended by Joint Commissioner (LHS) of the Government of India and other senior officials of the concerned State Government Departments.
Re: India: Assam, a new confirmed h5n1 poultry epizootic (11/26/2008) [rsoe edis]
First Published: 00:55 IST(4/12/2008)
Last Updated: 00:56 IST(4/12/2008)
Bird flu spreads wings in Assam
A week after bird flu outbreak was confirmed in Thakuria Chuba of Rajabazar village in Kamrup (Rural) district, it has now spread to some other parts of the district and neighbouring Kamrup (Metro) district.
?Laboratory test confirmed bird flu virus in Sarapara village in Palasbari revenue circle. We?ll start the culling operation in 11 villages in and around Sarapara from tomorrow,? Kamrup (Rural) Deputy Commissioner R.C. Jain said on Wednesday.
Bird flu also spread to Patgaon village in Kamrup (Metro) district, adjacent to Palasbari circle. A large number of poultry birds died in Patgaon and three neighbouring villages. Samples sent to the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) tested positive.
Assam animal husbandry and veterinary director Aswini Kotoki said the source of the infection were local lakes, where a lot of migratory ducks fly in at the onset of winter. ?Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of H5N1 virus. Migratory birds are believed to be the source of this virus,? Kotoki said. He didn?t rule out the possibility of the virus spreading to other districts.
?The infection, first detected in the Hajo area, has now spread to Rampur and Rani on the outskirts of the state capital,? Kotoki said over the phone.
?Culling operation in Hajo villages will be completed by December 5. As many as 51,546 birds have been culled in 48 villages. Around two lakh poultry birds will be culled in both Hajo and Palasbari revenue circles,? Jain said. Twenty five-member teams ? including four veterinary department officials and a member of district administration ? had been out sent for the job.
Culling has to be carried out in all villages within 3 km radius of the epicentre ? where outbreak is detected. Both the district administrations have imposed Section 144 and prohibited sale and movement of poultry birds and products in areas within 10 km of the affected villages.
Some bird owners are not happy with the compensation. The state government has sent a memorandum to the Centre to increase the amount. Culling is done under a scheme of the Union government. With inputs from Zia Haq in Delhi.
Guwahati, Dec. 3: Dispur today went all out to prevent the spread of bird flu from the affected Kamrup and Kamrup (metro) districts by holding a state-level meeting here this afternoon and formulating a co-ordinated approach to tackle the disease.
The meeting, chaired by additional chief secretary Parul Devi Das, directed the health and the veterinary departments to coordinate with other departments like the public health engineering, public works, transport and police to ensure that the disease does not spread beyond the boundaries of the two districts.
The meeting comes on the eve of fresh culling operations to be carried out at Patgaon in Kamrup (metro) and Rani and Rampur in Kamrup from tomorrow after samples collected from these areas and sent to the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory tested positive yesterday.
Das told this correspondent that all possible steps, involving several departments, had been initiated to check and contain the spread of avian influenza.
?As of today, only two districts are affected. The steps include an awareness drive to alert and educate the masses about the possible dangers of the disease so that they cooperate with us during culling operations.
?The compensation rates will also be prominently displayed so that those who suffer do not feel cheated. Other steps include adopting the right practices for culling and disposal of birds so that humans are not infected,? she said.
The director of veterinary department, A. Kotoky, said 60 rapid response teams (RRTs) would be engaged for culling operations starting tomorrow.
While around five villages will be affected in Patgaon, 11 each will be affected in Rampur and Rani.
?We have started mopping up operations in the Hajo area after the culling drive ended yesterday. Over 35,000 poultry birds have been culled,? Kotoky said.
Bird flu was first reported from the Rajabazar area of Kamrup district in the last week of November.
The veterinary department has identified this village as the epicentre of bird flu.
H5N1 Health Alert in Assam India Recombinomics Commentary 11:58 December 3, 2008
The Assam government has sounded a health alert and banned the sale of poultry following the spread of the deadly bird flu virus to newer areas, officials here said on Wednesday.
"Samples of dead birds tested positive for avian influenza in a number of villages in Kamrup district," district magistrate RC Jain said.
The above comments describe a health alert issued in Assam. H5N1 was confirmed last week and culling within a 3 or 5 km radius was initiated. However, there were poultry deaths outside of the 5 km radius, and new culling sites were announced daily. The above comments indicate the new culling locations were linked to positive lab results (see updated map).
The spread of H5N1 is not a surprise. Bangladesh has also confirmed H5N1 and both countries had massive outbreaks which began almost a year ago. Media reports have cited government officials who cited migratory birds, which migrate into the region at this time of the year.
Although India has yet to confirm H5N1 in anything but poultry, Bangladesh confirmed H5N1 in dead crows near dead or dying poultry, and excessive crow deaths were reported in India also, although positive H5N1 results were not reported. Similarly, wild birds died in India last season and were diagnosed as having pneumonia, and common result of H5N1 infections.
Thus, although the sale of poultry has been banned, H5N1 infections of resident and migratory birds are likely to spread H5N1 in India and Bangladesh in the near term.
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Re: India: Assam, a new confirmed h5n1 poultry epizootic (11/26/2008) [rsoe edis]
BIJOYNAGAR AND ADJOINING AREAS OF SOUTH KAMRUP, ASSAM
-AN INTRODUCTION
The Bijoynagar handloom cluster is situated in South Kamrup and comprises of Mirza, Bijoynagar, Palashbari, Rani, Chaygaon, Boko areas. The location of South Kamrup is as follows: Nagaon district is on the east and southern part of Goalpara district on the west, the Brahmaputra river on the north and the hills of Meghalaya on the south.
As for the socio- cultural milieu, South Kamrup is divided into two regions by the city of Guwahati. It stands at a point and the two regions lying to the east and west of it are more or less separated in respect of socio- cultural relations. Though South Kamrup is inhabited by tribal and non- tribal population, it is primarily dominated by the non- tribal. It is seen that the border areas are covered by the tribal population excluding the riverine area of the Brahmaputra. Among the tribals, the Rabhas are largest in number followed by the Bodos. There is a small number of Garo villages also. The important places of South Kamrup are as follows:
Palashbari: The old Palashbari was practically eroded by the Brahmaputra and a new Palashbari has come up near the old one. Palashbari is a fast growing commercial place and is famous for exporting timber. The headquarters of the PalashbariRevenue Circle is located here. After the devastating erosion of Palashbari in 1956, the commercial centre of the town has been shifted to Bijoynagar. The official site has shifted to Mirza.
Chaygaon: It is an important business centre especially on jute and rice. Big weekly markets are held twice where considerable trade is carried out. Relics of the Chander Merghar constructed by Chand Sadagor of the Sati- Beula fame are still here. Chandrika Devalaya is an old place of worship in the locality. Local tradition links this temple with the Epic age. Ruins of a Shiva temple also exist here.
Boko: Boko is also a trading centre of importance. It mainly has tribal population and the villages of this area are known for eri culture.
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