Alert sounded in 68
villages in 10-km radius of CPDO
Following the death of
3,600 turkeys in 13 days at the Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO)
at Hesarghatta, near here, the State government has sounded an avian influenza
alert. Declaring an area within a 10-km radius of the CPDO an alert zone, the
government has prohibited preparation and sale of chicken dishes in eateries.
Minister for Animal
Husbandry and Veterinary Services Revu Naik Belamagi told presspersons here on
Friday that the CPDO had culled 700 turkeys. However, other species of birds on
the 150-acre campus, including poultry and emu, did not show signs of avian
influenza.
People need not panic as
the influenza has not spread as of now, he added. Besides turkeys, the CPDO has
about 13,500 ducks, 19,000 poultry and 350 emus.
According to Principal
Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Aravind
Jannu, following continuous deaths of turkeys, the CPDO sent samples of blood
to the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal, which confirmed avian
influenza.
Following this,
department officers visited the CPDO and conducted preliminary survey. The
Chief Secretary convened a high-level meeting on October 24 which was attended
by personnel from the Health and Police departments and the Bruhat Bangalore
Mahanagara Palike. The meeting decided to sound alert in 68 villages in the
10-km radius of the CPDO and create awareness among the people about avian
influenza commonly called bird flu, Mr. Jannu said.
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