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Death of thousands of birds at Cuddalore poultry farm, lab tests confirm H5N1 bird flu

Chennai, Nov 14 (UNI) Thousands of birds have died in clusters in a poultry firm in Cuddalore district a few days, and the receipt of test reports from the Bhopal laboratory confirmed the presence of H5N1 bird flu.
The presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) has been confirmed at the illfated poultry farm at Kattiyankuppam village in Kurinjipadi Taluk in in Cuddalore district, with the Animal Husbandry Department officials jumping into action and started initiating containment measures, including culling, to prevent the spread of the infection.
Reports said the laboratory tests report confirming the reason for the deaths as H5N1 was received on Friday and the district authorites have initiated all steps, including fuming operations, to prevent its spread. All the poultry farms in the district have come under the scanner and the health of the birds are being constantly monitored after a total of 35,647 bird deaths had been recorded in affected and neighbouring poultry farms as of November 13.
Afte the Animal Husbandry department received information about the sudden death of birds at a poultry farm in Thamanampatti village on October 30, veterinary teams visited the farm, conducted a preliminary investigation and collected samples for laboratory testing. The samples were initially sent to the Poultry Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (PDDL) in Namakkal and subsequently to other laboratories for further investigation.
A poultry carcass sample was also sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal on November 5 and the test reports received last evenng formally confirmed H5N1 infection at the Kattiyankuppam village farm.
To prevent the spread of the infection, officials have started culling of birds at the farm and within a one km radius, in accordance with the union government's guidelines and prescribed standard operating procedures.
So far, more than 1,500 birds have been culled, and the process is under way to cull all the birds in the epicentre farm and within the
one km radius. The culled birds are being disposed of through deep burial in designated pits, with bleaching powder and other prescribed biosecurity measures.
Dead birds are being disposed of through scientific burial, while cleaning, disinfection and fumigation of affected poultry premises are continuing.
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