Avian Influenza confirmed in crow in J&K

Avian Influenza has been confirmed in crow in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The disease is also confirmed in Peacock in Yavatmal district and Owl in Nanded district of Maharashtra. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said that Avian Influenza in poultry birds has been confirmed in nine States now. 

These states are Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. The Ministry said Avian Influenza has also been confirmed in Crow, Migratory and Wild



birds in 12 States. These states are Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.

The Ministry said, Control and Containment Operations are going on in the affected epicentres of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Surveillance work is continued at the places where positive results have been reported in other species of birds excluding Poultry.