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Kozhikode [Calicut], India
he samples had been despatched to the excessive safety lab in Bhopal (Consultant Picture)
The presence of H5N1 variant, which has an extra proliferative capability, was confirmed among the many poultry within the native farm managed by the district panchayat
A hen flu outbreak has been reported in a state-run poultry farm in Kozhikode district of Kerala as round 1,800 chickens have died of the an infection, official sources stated.
The presence of H5N1 variant, which has an extra proliferative capability, was confirmed among the many poultry within the native farm managed by the district panchayat right here on Wednesday, the sources stated.
J Chinchu Rani, Kerala Minister for Animal Husbandry, gave directions to take pressing preventive measures as per the Centre’s tips and protocol on this regard, they stated.
As preliminary exams indicated the outbreak of hen flu, the samples had been despatched to the excessive safety lab in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) for correct prognosis which confirmed the avian influenza, a authorities assertion stated.
There have been over 5,000 chickens within the farm and of them 1,800 died to date as a result of an infection.
The culling and different additional procedures can be executed with the coordination of varied authorities departments below the aegis of the district authorities, it added.
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