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SHILLONG: With bird flu spreading to at least nine districts of Assam and parts of Bangladesh bordering Meghalaya, the State Government has banned import of poultry and poultry products from that state and the neighbouring country. In view of the gravity of the flu situation, the Centre has rushed Animal …
The dreaded bird flu has spread to several new areas in the State. According to official sources here, the virus of the disease has been found in the poultry populations of Municipal Ward Number 6 of Dibrugarh, Jalah village of Bejera area in Kamrup district, Khanapara Central Seed Rearing Farm …
Guwahati: The People for Ethical Treatment to Animals (PETA) says that bird flu in Assam was due to farm filth. In a strongly-worded report they said, they had arrived at the conclusion after a secret survey was made on 40 farms in Assam, besides information from the Government departments. ''Leading …
SHILLONG, Dec 9: Following the outbreak of avian flu in Asom, the Meghalaya Government has banned the import of chicken and other poultry products from outside the State. Director of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department Dr D Khonglah said the import of poultry products are banned only in the …
GUWAHATI, Dec 8: The outbreak of bird flu in Assam is confirmed after laboratory tests. Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden has come up with various precautionary measures inside and in the surrounding areas of the zoo in the wake culling operations which had started in the state. The zoo …
AGARTALA, Dec 8: With the spread of bird flu in Assam and Mizoram, Tripura Animal Resource Development Department (ARDD) has urged poultry growers to keep a close vigil on birds in the state and report any unnatural deaths. ARDD officials also put forest, wildlife and panchayat people on alert following …
Guwahati: With bird flu spreading to at least three districts since it was first detected in a village in Hajo block in Kamrup (Rural) district in November, authorities in Assam have imposed a ban on inter-district transportation of poultry.
In the backdrop of outbreak of avian influenza in Assam, the district administration of Papum Pare in Arunachal Pradesh has put a blanket ban on import of pigs, poultry and other poultry products from the neighbouring State. The order, issued on Friday, however, said that selling of chicken, ducks, pigs …
Nine days after bird flu was first reported from Hajo in Kamrup (rural) district of Lower Assam, the authorities on Friday confirmed that the killer avian disease had spread to Nalbari and Barpeta districts too, with Rapid Reaction Teams fanning out to the new areas to carry out culling operations. …
JORHAT, Dec 5: Though no case of any bird flu has been reported here so far, the Jorhat district administration is taking all necessary precautions to tackle the possible outbreak of the dreaded disease. At an emergency meeting called by Jorhat Deputy Commissioner Ms LS Changsan at her office chamber …
The avian flu virus has now been detected in the diseased poultry populations in pockets of Barpeta and Nalbari districts too. Earlier, the virus was detected among the diseased poultry populations in three pockets of Kamrup and Kamrup (Metro) districts. Significantly, the detection of the virus among the poultry populations …
JOYSAGAR, Dec 4: The Sivasagar district administration has banned the entry of poultry to Sivasagar district to prevent the spread of bird flue in Sivasagar district. The precautionary step was taken at a meeting held at the at the conference hall of the deputy commissioner
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 …
Manoj Anand If migratory birds were centre attractions for the tourists in Assam, this time they have brought disaster with them. The health ministry has confirmed that it was migratory birds who brought this deadly bird flu to Assam. The Assam government has not only started culling operations, but also …
GUWAHATI, Dec 2: After Hajo, bird flu has been confirmed in Mirza, Sarpara, Rangamati, Uparhali ete areas in Palasbari Revenue Circle in Kamrup district. According to Kamrup DC RC Jain, samples of dead birds that had been sent to Bhopal and Pune laboratories tested positive for avian flu. Culling operations …
The Bhopal-based High Security Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (HSADL) has confirmed the outbreak of bird flu among the domesticated fowls of Thakuria Chuba of Rajabazar village under Hajo Revenue Circle of Kamrup district. Reports of unusual death of fowls have also been come from parts of Sarpara village of Palasbari of …
