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Amid reports of the bird flu outbreaks, a series of measures have been initiated by the states in the last few days that included large scale culling of the birds, checks at borders to stop the entry of poultry and issuing advisories on safe consumption of eggs and chicken.

In the past 15 days, thousands of chickens in poultry farms in Sathupalli, Penuballi, Bhadrachalam and Kallur mandals and areas on Telangana-Andhra Pradesh borders died after getting infected by Ranikhet disease

Directs them to convene district-level meetings to discuss measures to be adopted to prevent the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Avian influenza has been confirmed in two areas of East and West Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh. However, boiled egg or chicken can be consumed as they are cooked at high temperature and as such the virus cannot survive

TS yet to take proactive measures to check the spread

On May 20, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) jointly issued an advisory on H5N1 for all states.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Wednesday that a second case of H5N1 in dairy cows has been identified in Michigan, part of an ongoing multistate outbreak, according to a report by Xinhua news agency.

The district administration has also ordered the closure of all poultry farms and shops selling chicken for the next 21 days.

Scientists have isolated the genetic material of this bird flu virus in seven workers of a poultry farm in south Russia

As per the available data and as a general rule of Ayurveda strength of diseases can be reduced by only good immunity.

"Samples sent to Bhopal lab from Delhi test positive for bird flu," the Department's Director Rakesh Singh said.

There is a need to step up vigil but equally important is to quell rumours with a scientific approach to the situation

 "As many as 2,403 birds have died so far. We expect that this number will grow. We are on high alert and monitoring the situation very carefully," Pathania said.