Avian Influenza H5N1 -- India
The authorities in Bokaro [Jharkhand] are rushing quick response teams to 9 blocks in the district in the wake of bird flu confirmation in Gomia.
The state animal husbandry department had on [Sat 9 Feb 2019] said samples of dead crows sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, had tested positive for the H5N1 virus that is responsible for the highly infectious scourge in avian species.
Besides Gomia, where crows began dropping dead in the last week
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6311901&promed&0
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