One of several samples taken from dozens of domestic geese that died in Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake has tested positive for avian flu, triggering alarm across Punjab, a big supplier of poultry products.
As many as 35 geese have died in the past fortnight around the lake.Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases has confirmed the presence of H5N1.
The UT administration will launch several measures, including mass culling of the geese, to contain any outbreak as five more geese were found dead on Wednesday . Another three were in a critically-ill condition.
WHO states that most avian flu viruses do not affect humans, but the H5N1 found in poultry in parts of Asia and Africa has caused human deaths.
As many as 35 geese have died in the past fortnight around the lake.Bhopal-based National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases has confirmed the presence of H5N1.
The UT administration will launch several measures, including mass culling of the geese, to contain any outbreak as five more geese were found dead on Wednesday . Another three were in a critically-ill condition.
WHO states that most avian flu viruses do not affect humans, but the H5N1 found in poultry in parts of Asia and Africa has caused human deaths.
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