Jagriti Rai ( intern journalist ), Chhattisgarh recorded its first confirmed cases of bird flu in Balod district on Thursday after samples of chickens that were recently found dead at a poultry farm tested positive for the disease
According to a release issued by the Chhattisgarh government, samples of five of over 150 chickens found dead at GS poultry farm in Gidhali village were sent to the national institute of high-security animal disease (NIHSAD) in Bhopal on January 11, which were found positive
As per the guidelines of the government of India, the area within a radius of one km from the poultry farm has been declared as an ‘ infected zone ‘ and rapid response teams ( RRT ) have launched necessary action
” In the infected zone, transportation of poultry birds will be completely prohibited while limitations will also be put on the movement of people and vehicles. Besides, the area from 1 km to 10 km of the poultry farms has been declared as a ‘ Surveillance zone ‘ where monitoring of poultry birds will be carried out, the release stated
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