GUWAHATI : The “Magh Bihu” festival will be celebrated with great fanfare in Assam and the North East on January 13 and 14. Sack fanfare is preparing for Magh Bihu in Assam. But there is currently a fear of bird flu. The government of Assam, Tripura and Nagaland have banned due to bird flu. At present, people have been very surprised at the festival of Magh Bihu for fear of bird flu. Everyone is amazed at the mysterious death of birds in different parts of the country. The Assam government today temporarily banned the import of poultry ahead of Bhogali Bihu in mid-January, where the dais are considered as feasts. The ban is in the wake of bird flu cases elsewhere in India and is partly due to a fear following reports of a duck plague in Tripura.
An official notification said: “In view of the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in some states, a highly contagious avian disease, which is causing huge losses in the trade of poultry and poultry, is the governor of Assam. Assam and other North Eastern States are pleased to impose temporary ban on entry of poultry through western border of states as a precautionary measure in the interest of preventing disease. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine has also monitored the local fountains being sold in the markets. Sellers usually stock up for sale at a premium during Bhogli Bihu. “No case of bird flu has been registered by Assam or any state of the north-east, but our request to the Government for a temporary ban on import of poultry from other states was precautionary. The department director Ashok Burman said all departmental officers across the state have been instructed to remain vigilant. Precautionary measures have helped the state overcome the initial impact of African swine fever that killed more than 17,000 pigs in 2020, officials said. At this moment, the Tripura government has issued a warning on the menace of bird flu.
According to official sources, veterinary authorities have collected samples to ascertain the cause of death of ducks and the dead ducks have been buried safely. In addition, the authorities have kept a close watch around the area and issued special advisories to poultry firms. As per the order, bio-security is being maintained as per the monitoring plan on avian influenza including clokal swab, traxial swab and excrement under regular self-monitoring, collecting samples from suspected cases for strict monitoring. The state Government has proposed to constitute a rapid response team so that if the report of a laboratory confirms the outbreak of bird flu, a full control and prevention drive can be carried out in the possible time as and when required. All farm charging officers have already been asked to continue the regular cleaning process with proper pesticides.
Meanwhile, the Nagaland government has also issued an advice for “virus preparedness, control and prevention” that causes bird flu. The state Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services advised people to report any abnormal illness and death of poultry birds, ducks and pet birds and not to handle and consume the meat of such birds and ducks and die suddenly. It asked poultry farmers and traders not to procure eggs, chicks, ducks, birds and ducks from the bird flu affected states. In the last few days, the news of the death of several ducks in a field in Tripura has sounded an alarm across the region. But veterinarians said bird flu was not the cause. Director, Department of Animal Resource Development of the state. “A sample tested in a laboratory has shown that the death of ducks has been caused by plague,” Sasikumar said. A senior doctor from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine said Everyone is amazed at the mysterious death of birds in different parts of the country. The birds who die are neither birds of any species nor is it an event of a particular area. For example, in the northern region of the country, there have been some mysterious deaths of wild geology in Himachal Pradesh, while crows are being killed in two states of the west and central region of India, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Ducks in Kerala and poultry birds in Haryana have been a sensation of mausi deaths in the last few days. The doctor said that upon examining the birds that died, the authority found that all birds were affected by avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. Bird flu influenza is a highly contagious viral disease caused by type A virus, which usually affects birds such as chickens and turkey. Birds are usually carriers of viruses. That is, those who take it long distances affect large avian populations in continents. There are many strains of the virus and most of them are mild and can only cause low egg production or other mild symptoms in chickens. However, there are some serious and deadly ones that cause the death of a large number of birds.
