Bird-Flu: A Child and Two Adults, Quarantined At Jalgaon
A child, just five years old and two adults were placed under quarantine in different Jalgaon hospitals, following incidents of bird-flu// , in this part of Maharashtra. ....Tina Nanavade from Rawer taluka, all of five, complained of sore throat and fever and was admitted to Nhavi Hospital on Sunday afternoon. Tami flu is being administered to her, more as a precaution against a possible bird-fl...Bird Flu Raises Its Ugly Head in Jalgaon and Madhya Pradesh
Jalgaon is in the eye of the storm once again, with confirmed cases of bird-flu in six villages of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra. Following the bird-flu notification// in four villages in the district, during the II week of March, samples were sent to High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal which has confirmed that seven samples had tested positive for the H5 virus. ....According to...Culling Operations in Jalgaon To End Monday
Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Department officials have confirmed that the culling operations in Jalgoan where a fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported will end on Monday.// Dr B K Wankhade, Regional District Commissioner, Animal Husbandry said that the operations had begun on March 29 after the fresh outbreak was reported ..500 health workers in 82 teams were involved in the operations. Wankhad...Culling operations, which began in Jalgaon, on March 29, following fresh reports of bird flu will be completed today. District authorities along with the Maharashtra// Animal Husbandry Department officials has undertaken the culling of approximately two lakh chickens from six tehsils in Jalgaon district. ....The operation was carried out by 500 health workers, in 82 teams. According to Dr B K Wa...The third phase of culling operations targeting 3.1 lakh chickens in 354 villages in Jalgaon district began on Saturday even as the Government assured people that there was no cause for panic.// District Collector Vijay Singhal said that the villages had been identified as being within a radius of 10 km as specified by the High Security Animal Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal. ..This third phase is...