Bird Flu

Amid the tension of rapidly growing bird flu, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India released a list of measures to mind while eating eggs and chicken. The list advises people to consume properly cooked eggs and chicken. Moreover, the guideline suggested avoiding direct contact with birds and the usage of masks and gloves while handling raw chicken. Besides, the advisory noted that the virus is destroyed at 70°C.

Maharashtra's Shiv Sena government, through its mouthpiece Saamana, on January 11 took a jibe on the Bharatiya Janata Party asking if Pakistanis, Khalistanis and Naxalites have caused the bird-flu in India. Shiv Sena's taunt was targetted at the BJP's alleged remarks of separatists being behind the ongoing farmers protest. It also blamed the farm laws for hindering rural economy during bird-flu. Meanwhile, Maharashtra has become the eighth… read-more

Animal Husbandry Minister Sanjeev Balyan on January 6 said the spreading bird flu could be transmitted to human however no such case has been reported in the country. Warning people about the non-preventive nature of flu, he informed the states had been asked to take preventive measures including timely sampling and safe disposal of dead avians. Moreover, he informed a central control room has been created at the department in Delhi.

After Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Gujarat has reported cases of the bird flu virus. The forest officials spotted nearly 53 lifeless aquatic birds comprising herons and comb ducks on the shore of the Junagadh’s Kharo reservoir. While the veterinary doctor MJ Faldu cited the avian deaths due to food poisoning, the state forest department has proactively alerted all zoological parks. Moreover, they have directed the zoos to conduct… read-more