Jharkhand Government Sounds Alert After Bird Flu Outbreak in Ranchi

The Jharkhand government has issued an alert following the detection of bird flu at a poultry farm in Ranchi. A total of 920 birds, including 770 ducks, were culled, and 4,300 eggs destroyed. The presence of the H5N1 virus was confirmed by the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal.

The Jharkhand government on Wednesday sounded an alert after bird flu cases were reported in a poultry farm in state capital Ranchi, an official said.

As many as 920 birds, including 770 ducks, were culled at the Ram Krishna Ashram-run poultry farm – Divyayan Krishi Vigyan Kendra – in Morabadi, the official told PTI.

A total of 4,300 eggs were also destroyed, he said.

The presence of H5N1, a type of avian influenza A virus, was confirmed in the samples sent to the ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) in Bhopal, the official added.