Bird flu outbreak in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh

Bird flu outbreak in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh

RAIGARH  [Maha Media]: At least 17,000 chickens and quails were culled in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh after avian influenza or bird flu was detected at a state-run poultry farm in the district, officials said on Saturday.

The authorities have stepped up vigil within a 10 km radius of the affected area, they said.

After some chickens were recently found dead at the poultry farm in Chakradhar Nagar here, samples were sent to the Bhopal-based National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) for testing, an official release stated.
 

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