JAMSHEDPUR: With reports of bird flu coming in from Bihar and Odisha , the East Singhbhum health department has put all public health centres in the district on alert. The district civil surgeon’s office on Thursday issued instructions to all health centres through the mobile messaging service, warning officials concerned about the developments pertaining to the avian flu in the two neighbouring states and has asked them to be on alert. The instructions ask the health centre officials to be vigilant and file immediate report, if any signs or symptoms of the H1N5 (avian flu virus) are detected in their respective areas of jurisdiction.The district surgeon, however, said there is no report of any suspected case of bird flu in the state so far, but the alert has been sounded as part of a precautionary measure by the department.Chief medical officer of the district, Maheswar Prasad, said, “There’s no point in issuing a high alert as no suspected case of bird flu has been reported from any part of the state, but as a precaution we have to be watchful.”Health officials said since chicken traders of the industrial town source considerable livestocks from adjoining Odisha, they need to be careful. However, a chicken seller at Kadma market said, “We have not yet received any instruction from the administration but we are on alert and import chickens after a proper examination.”

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