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
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said in a statement on Sunday that the states and UTs have been asked to increase public awareness and prevent the spread of misinformation on the avian influenza or bird flu.
The cause of death is yet unknown and the alert zone has been marked as a precautionary measure around Kendrewadi village, some 265 kilometres from here, by Latur Collector Prithviraj BP, he said.
