Authorities in Hisar district in Haryana have sounded an alert after the samples of five dead ducks tested positive for the H5N8 strain of bird flu, officials revealed.
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Bird flu (avian influenza/avian flu) is a disease caused by an influenza virus (H5N1) that primarily affects birds but can infect humans also.
Bird flu (avian influenza/avian flu) is a disease caused by an influenza virus (H5N1) that primarily affects birds but can infect humans also.
‘Authorities in Hisar district in Haryana have sounded an alert after the samples of five dead ducks tested positive for the H5N8 strain of bird flu.’
The ducks at the lake complex are being culled, officials said. "The samples were sent to laboratories in Bhopal and Jalandhar. The report from Bhopal has confirmed bird flu strain," a health department official in Hisar said.
Authorities have formed 10 teams to contain the spread of bird flu in the district, which is located about 240 km from Chandigarh.
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