50 birds die in Delhi, officials look into avian flu angle

New Delhi, January 9:  Amid a bird flu scare, around 50 birds, mostly crows, have died in the national capital over the last three to four days, officials said on Friday. Around 50 birds have died in these areas over the last three to four days, he said. Officials from department collected samples from the three area and sent them to a designated laboratory in Jalandhar, Punjab on Friday. The Centre had on Wednesday had said that avian influenza or bird flu outbreak has been reported at 12 epicentres in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, while Haryana is on high alert due to unusual mortality at poultry farms in Panchkula. Eleven rapid response teams have been set up to monitor Delhi’s potential hotspots, officials said.

By: R News India 24