Culling operation is still ongoing in the two bird flu affected blocks of Malda district, West Bengal. Department of Animal Husbandry is in an ongoing mission to mop up all areas suspected to be affected by the deadly avian influenza.
Meanwhile, reports are coming to have a sick culling worker, who is under medical observation. Reports of his blood samples are awaited; whether he had only common cough with high fever or infected with any sign of human avian influenza.
Earlier too, as per the official report, workers involved in culling/mop-up activities were sent for medical supervision but no positive case have been reported so far.
Local reports suggest that the mopping operation is very slow as a result authority has to continue for the second day on Wednesday with house-to-house search.
Department of Animal Husbandry had on Monday declared the completion of the culling drive to be over after revising an earlier target of 44,000 to 23,500. However to ensure full safety the administration has to undertake the mopping operation with full security as some villages in the Malda district are in oppose to culling.
Alertness in Border States
With the reoccurrence of bird flu in West Bengal Border States like Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Chattisgarh have been keeping a tight vigil with caution. The second bird flu out break within months of the first one in January has raised questions about culling exercise carried out by West Bengal administration.
Orissa has kept a tight look in its bordering districts and also the import of poultry from West Bengal. Other bordering states are also considered to be most sensitive to any further outbreak, as these are easily susceptible to bird or animal infected with avian influenza.
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