Kottayam: Bird flu has been confirmed at Mannarkkad local poultry breeding centre in Kottayam, according to District Collector V Vigneshwari. The Animal Welfare Department reported that 9,000 chickens were being raised there. H5N1 virus was confirmed following the deaths of numerous chickens with tests being conducted at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases Lab in Bhopal.To contain the spread, a one-kilometre radius around the confirmed site has been declared a bird flu-affected area. All domestic birds within this radius will be culled and disposed of under the supervision of the Animal Welfare Department. Disinfection measures will also be carried out here.
The Rapid Action Team from the Animal Welfare Department will be responsible for culling and disposing of the birds according to guidelines set by the Central Government in 2021.
The sale and import of egg, meat, and manure of chicken, duck, quail and other domestic birds are banned in wards 12, 13, 14 of Mannarkkad panchayat, and wards two and three of Puthuppally Panchayat until further notice.
A surveillance zone extending from 1 km to 10 km has been established. The sale and import of egg, meat, and manure of chicken, duck, quail and other domestic birds are prohibited in this zone as well starting May 23 to May 27. This zone also includes the rest of the wards in Mannarkkad and Puthuppally Panchayats along with Kottayam and Ettumanoor Municipalities, Vijayapuram, Thiruvarppu, Aymanam, Arpookara, Athirampuzha, Ayarkunnam, Kidangoor, Akalakunnam, Pallickathodu, Pampady, Meenadom, Karukachal, Vakathanam, Panachikkad and Kooroppada village panchayats.Following the confirmation of bird flu, officials from various departments held a meeting at the Collectorate and decided to take immediate action. The District Collector has instructed coordinated efforts from the departments of Animal Welfare, Local Self-Government, Revenue, Police, Forest, Health, Fire and Rescue, Motor Vehicle and Local Self-Government Institutions.
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