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Jaipur, Nov 23 (PTI) Amid some Kurja birds and crows found dead due to avian influenza in some parts of Rajasthan in the past few days, officials on Wednesday asserted that the bird flu disease has not yet been confirmed in chickens and the poultry business is completely safe in the state.
As a precaution, the Animal Husbandry Department has set up a state-level control room with district-level Rapid Response Teams to make quick interventions.
Crows and migratory birds were found dead recently in the Jodhpur and Pali districts and the Sambhar area of ??Jaipur.
The death of migratory bird Kurja in Jodhpur district was found to be due to avian influenza as per the report received from Bhopal, Animal Husbandry Department secretary, Dr Arushi Malik, said in a statement.
She said with the Bhopal lab confirming avian influenza behind birds’ deaths, fogging has been done in surrounding areas and the nearest departmental institutions have been alerted.
Malik said medical teams have also been deployed from the Animal Husbandry Department to provide medical treatment to ailing birds.