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Avian flu outbreak in Ranchi poultry farm, 920 birds culled: Official
The Hindu
Jharkhand government alerts after bird flu cases in Ranchi poultry farm, 920 birds culled, H5N1 confirmed.
The Jharkhand government on Wednesday sounded an alert after bird flu cases were reported in a poultry farm in state capital Ranchi, an official said.
As many as 920 birds, including 770 ducks, were culled at the Ram Krishna Ashram-run poultry farm – Divyayan Krishi Vigyan Kendra – in Morabadi, the official told PTI.
A total of 4,300 eggs were also destroyed, he said.
The presence of H5N1, a type of avian influenza A virus, was confirmed in the samples sent to the ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal, the official added.
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