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Govt confirms absence of bird flu
Govt confirms absence of bird flu
Thursday, February 16, 2006 | AY
The Maharashtra government is doing its best to calm fears of a possible avian flu outbreak in the state after thousands of poultry chicken were reported to have died over the past few weeks along the Maharashtra-Gujarat border. The government issued a release stating the disease killing the chicken is likely to be Newcastle — commonly known as Ranikhet disease. The government official stressed that vigilance had been stepped up and that no case of avian flu has been reported so far. The disease which originated in Asia has now emerged in some countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Technical guidelines have been developed on clinical management, laboratory and public health measures.
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