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Bird flu hits Maharashtra
Bird flu hits Maharashtra
Sunday, February 19, 2006 | AY
Govt of Maharashtra confirmed that dead poultry in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district tested positive for the H5NI bird flu virus. It is suspected that over 50,000 birds in the vicinity might have been affected. At an emergency meeting in the evening, the Cabinet secratariat decided to create a protective circle within 10 km radius of where the dead birds were found, to avoid spread of the infection which can be transmitted to humans. All birds within three km from the spot will be culled, and those in the next 10 sq km would be vaccinated. Around 10 lakh doses of vaccines and 1 lakh doses of the drug oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) are being made available incase of any reports of the infection in humans.
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