First case of bird flu reported in Tehsil Mandi of district Poonch

Adil Hamdani

Mandi,January 31:– The first case of Avian Flu commonly known as Bird Flu has been reported in Tehsil Mandi of Poonch district after samples taken from a dead crow tested positive on Saturday.DC poonch sh. Rahul Yadav said that samples of a dead crow, taken in Mandi tehsil have been tested positive for Avian influenza.He, however, said that no sample of domestic poultry has been tested positive so far.DC Poonch further informed that in the backdrop of this first case of Avian influenza, samples of all the sale points and backyard poultry shall be taken within one kilometre area of Mandi.”Regular surveillance shall also be maintained by the Animal Husbandry Department in the area,he said.