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Meghalaya: 3,000 dead poultry, H5N1 confirmed, 6k birds culled
Meghalaya: 3,000 dead poultry, H5N1 confirmed, 6k birds culled
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2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Meghalaya
Bombay News.Net
Monday 9th January, 2012 (IANS)
Around 2,000 poultry birds have died in the past few weeks on a farm in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, fuelling fears of bird flu, even as a general alert was sounded in the area, officials said Monday.
A government official said 2,000 chickens died an unnatural death in a government-run poultry farm at Williamnagar, the district headquarter of East Garo Hills, about 312 km west of Meghalaya's state capital Shillong.
'We have sent samples for laboratory tests to Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory for confirmation. We don't know for sure if the poultry deaths were due to bird flu,' Praveen Bakshi, the district magistrate, told IANS.
Re: 2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Meghalaya
EG Hills abuzz with bird flu rumours
JANUARY 10TH, 2012
By Our Reporter
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According to Bakshi, the chickens died probably due to viral infection and since it was a case of mysterious death, samples had been sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory for testing to ascertain whether the poultry deaths had anything to do with bird flu.
It is learnt that after the death of the chicken were reported in the government-run poultry farm in Williamnagar, samples were initially sent to Guwahati but since no definite result was ascertained, the samples were again sent to Bhopal.
However, there are 800 more chickens in the farm which have not been affected by the mysterious disease, Bakshi added.
By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Rumours are spreading thick and fast of the possible outbreak of bird flu in East Garo Hills district after the sudden death of 2,000 chickens in the government poultry farm in the district last week. East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Pravin Bakshi, however, did not confirm anything, saying that the District […]
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More birds die in Meghalaya, test reports awaited
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 10, 2012,21:56
More birds die in Meghalaya, test reports awaited
Shillong: Another 40 birds died Tuesday on a government-run farm in western Meghalaya, even as the state government awaited the test reports on earlier deaths to know whether they were due to bird flu, officials said.
"Forty more birds have died an unnatural death in the same farm at Williamnagar and we are yet to establish the cause of their death," Animal and Husbandry Director D. Lyngwa told IANS.
In the past few weeks, around 2,000 poultry birds have died on the farm at Williamnagar, the district headquarter of East Garo Hills, 312 km west of Shillong.
Samples have been sent to the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory and the results are awaited...
Re: 2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Meghalaya
Awaiting for Bhopal results
Asked on why the district administration restraint itself in banning the sale of poultry, the Deputy commissioner said that he will await the right report before taking a call on this.
Our Staff Correspondent
SHILLONG, Jan 10: The East Garo Hills district Rapid Response Team (RRT) and the District Task Force (DTF) have been ready if the Bhopal based sophisticated laboratory centre diagnosed ?bird flu? as a reason for the large scale death of poultry chickens in the district.
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Another specialized inputs received by the District Administration was that the chickens may have died from another viral disease known as ?Raniket?, yet the large scale deaths made the authorities, not to rely on chances.
There are 600-700 odd other birds in the same farm that have not been affected by the unknown epidemic that killed the 2000 odd birds.
Besides, the District Administration has not made any call, to ban the sale of poultry in the district, but sources told this correspondent that the West Garo Hills district administration have been informed to concerted act, by sealing the entry and exit points, should the suspected bird flu disease proves correct.
Asked on why the district administration restraint itself in banning the sale of poultry , the Deputy commissioner said that he will await the right report before taking a call on this.
?If it is true case of bird flu, compensatory culling of the birds will have to be undertaken and this is an enormous task?, stated Bakshi.
Re: 2,000 dead birds set off flu fears in Meghalaya
?Bird-flu? declared in Meghalaya government sounds alert
SHILLONG, JAN 11: (Correspondent) :Published on 12 Jan. 2012 12:49 AM IST
Meghalaya government Wednesday confirmed that the samples of dead birds sent to Bhopal tested positive of bird-flu.
?The government sent samples of birds died on the government-run farm at Williamnagar, to the Bhopal-High Security Animal Disease Laboratory have tested positive of H5N1,? Prashant Naik, principal secretary of Animal and Husbandry department told Nagaland Post.
As soon as the laboratory informed about the reports, Wednesday evening, Meghalaya government alerted all district authorities.
More than 3,000 poultry birds have died in the past few weeks on a farm in Williamnagar, the district headquarters of East Garo Hills district.
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?The culling will start from tomorrow (Thursday) within a radius of three kilometres of the infected area,? Bakshi said, adding that movement of farm personnel, restricting access to wild and stray birds and stopping access to infected premises has been banned.
In addition, surveillance has been ordered in surrounding areas up to 10 km.
Re: Meghalaya: 3,000 dead poultry, H5N1 confirmed, culling begins
'Bird flu' declared in govt poultry farm in East Garo Hills
PTI | 08:01 PM,Jan 11,2012
Shillong, Jan 11 (PTI) Meghalaya government today confirmed 'bird-flu' in a government-run poultry farm in East Garo Hills district and more than 5500 birds is suspected to have been affected within a radius of three km near the farm. "Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed that samples sent is affected with bird-flu," East Garo Hills deputy commissioner Pravin Bakshi told PTI. "Sales, import and export of poultry and poultry products has been banned outrightly in the district," Pravin said, adding that neighbouring South Garo Hills and West Garo Hills districts besides West Khasi Hills district have also been requested to follow the same order.
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Re: Meghalaya: 3,000 dead poultry, H5N1 confirmed, culling begins
Poultry culling begins in Meghalaya
Shillong, Jan 12 (IANS) A 13-member rapid response team Thursday began culling poultry birds at a farm in East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya after the birds tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus, an official said.
?The culling operation started this evening, and we are hopeful to dispose of around 560 birds remaining in the government-run poultry farm at Williamnagar,? said Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Director D. Lyngwa.
?We are hopeful that the rapid response team completes the culling operations tonight (Thursday night) itself,? Lyngwa told IANS.
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Re: Meghalaya: 3,000 dead poultry, H5N1 confirmed, culling begins
Culling continue for the second day in Williamnagar
PTI | 04:01 PM,Jan 13,2012
Shillong, Jan 13 (PTI) The culling of bird flu infected fowls continued for the second day today in Williamnagar town of East Garo Hills district, official sources said. "A 13-member Rapid Response Team has disposed off more than 400 birds within the three km radius from the government-run farm in which was tested positive for H1N1 virus," State Veterinary Director L Lyngwa told PTI. Until last night, 562 infected fowls in the farm have been culled even as more than 24,000 birds within 10 km radius from the epi-centre is expected to be culled in a phased-wise manner. "So far more than 900 birds have been disposed off safely," Lyngwa said
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Information received on 13/01/2012 from Mr Rudhra Gangadharan, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries , Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Consumer Affairs , New Delhi, India
Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 1
Start date 03/01/2012
Date of first confirmation of the event 10/01/2012
Report date 13/01/2012
Date submitted to OIE 13/01/2012
Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
Re: Meghalaya: 3,000 dead poultry, H5N1 confirmed, culling begins
Culling continues in avian flu-hit district of Meghalaya
Shillong |Friday, 2012 9:05:05 PM IST
Authorities have begun mopping up and sanitisation operations in bird flu-hit Williamnagar in western Meghalaya as they continued culling domesticated fowls there, an official said Friday.
"We have started mopping up and sanitisation operation on the Williamnagar farm - the epicentre of H5N1 virus - after 560 birds were culled on the farm," said Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Director D. Lyngwa .
Altogether, 1,042 birds, including 480 domesticated fowls, have been culled till Friday evening within the three-km radius of the government-run farm at Williamnagar, Lyngwa told IANS.
Re: Meghalaya: 3,000 dead poultry, H5N1 confirmed, culling begins
1043 birds culled in affected area
JANUARY 14TH, 2012
Central official in W?nagar to oversee operation
From Our Correspondent
Tura:
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?Our target is to cull as many as 8000 birds within the 3-km affected zone,? Bakshi said.
The Central Government has also dispatched one senior government official with expertise in bird flu containment to Williamnagar to oversee the ongoing operation against the disease.
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There are reports of villagers dumping dead birds into the Simsang river and administration is taking up the matter seriously, according to the Deputy Commissioner.
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Any carcass found beyond the 3-km affected zone must not be thrown into the river and instead a deep pit must be dug and the dead bird dumped in it with sufficient amount of lime to kill the virus before sealing the pit.
Also, the pit must not be shallow, nor should it be dug in a low lying area where there is every possibility of it being washed away by rains which could cause contamination.
Central official in W’nagar to oversee operation From Our Correspondent Tura: A total of 1043 chickens have been culled from the infected government poultry farm and nearby areas within a 1-km radius of the affected zone in Williamnagar town of East Garo Hills since Thursday evening, Deputy Commissioner Praveen Bakshi informed. Thirteen Rapid Response […]
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Over 1,000 birds culled in Garo Hills
Correspondent
TURA, Jan 14 ? Thirteen rapid response teams of the Meghalaya Government are continuing the culling of poultry in the affected zone of Williamnagar in East Garo Hills where the first bird flu outbreak has taken place and by Friday as many as 1,043 chicken have been culled within the three km radius, informed authorities.
The teams have been assigned the task of culling all poultry in the affected region and the administration has also formed a separate 15 teams headed by magistrates to go from area to area to create awareness on bird flu because some poultry owners have been expressing reluctance to kill their birds.
The first culling operation was conducted in the government poultry farm at Williamnagar where the outbreak was first reported. The culling operation in the farm took place on Thursday.
On Friday, the rapid response teams began the second stage of the operation and culled 482 birds from house to house and the market complex...
Re: Meghalaya: 3,000 dead poultry, H5N1 confirmed, culling begins
Fresh death of fowls, culling continues in Meghalaya
Sun Jan 15 2012 08:05:43 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) by IANS
Shillong, Jan 15 (IANS) Fresh deaths of domesticated fowls have been reported in Meghalaya, even as the culling of birds in a three-kilometre radius of the bird-flu epicentre of Williamnagar in Meghalaya?s East Garo Hills entered its third day Sunday, an official said.
More than 2,321 birds, including domesticated fowls, were culled and buried with lime and bleaching powder in 10 villages within the three-kilometre radius of the government-run farm at Williamnagar - the epicentre of H5N1 virus, the official said.
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Meanwhile, there have been fresh reports of death of domesticated fowls outside the culling area in and around the district headquarters.
Re: Meghalaya: 3,000 dead poultry, H5N1 confirmed, culling begins
Meghalaya govt to create awareness on bird flu
Last Updated: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 12:04
Shillong: Meghalaya government on Sunday turned to churches and market places to create awareness and to ward off rumours to contain the spread of bird-flu in Williamnagar town of East Garo Hills district, officials said.
"Since the district has a vast majority Christian population, Churches bodies are the most viable means of communication," a senior district administrator told a news agency.
The district administration has expressed concern on reports of dumping of dead animals and fowls in Simsang river.
"Communication experts of the district have been formed and 15 teams have been dispatched with materials to ward off rumours and help contain the virus," District deputy commissioner Pravin Bakshi said.
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In three days, more than 1800 fowls were culled while more than 1000 eggs were destroyed within one kilometer from the epicentre as part of precautionary measures taken by district administration to contain the spread of H1n1 virus.
He said the district administration is contemplating to issue an order to prevent free roaming of pigs.
Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed that blood samples sent was detected with bird-flu on January 11.
Re: Mass crow death in Paradip and Jajpur triggers panic - H5N1 confirmed in two poultry samples in Keranga, 31k birds culled; New outbreak in Betanati
SHILLONG, Jan 15 (IANS): Fresh deaths of domesticated fowls have been reported in Meghalaya, even as the culling of birds in a three-kilometre radius of the bird-flu epicentre of Williamnagar in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills entered its third day Sunday, an official said...
...Meanwhile, there have been fresh reports of death of domesticated fowls outside the culling area in and around the district headquarters.
"It is difficult to quantify the exact number of deaths because the villages have not officially informed us but nonetheless surveillance teams have been deployed in those areas to monitor the health of the birds," East Garo Hills District Magistrate Pravin Bakshi told IANS.
Expressing concerns on dumping of dead fowls into the Simsang river by villagers, Bakshi said a special team have launched an awareness campaign, urging villagers to bury their dead birds in a deep pit with lime to prevent the H5N1 virus from spreading to humans.
Though there has been no report of the infection spreading to humans, the district official said health workers are conducting house-to-house surveillance to confirm if any person is infected with H1N1 virus...
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