Gurugram administration issues advisory amid spread of bird flu

Gurugram, Jan 12 : After bird flu cases were confirmed in a poultry farm in Panchkula in Haryana, the Gurugram administration has issued an advisory citing bird flu scare across the district on Tuesday.
However, bird flu infection has not been confirmed yet in the district, officials said.
According to administration officials, instructions have been given across the district that information related to sick or dead birds should be reported to the animal husbandry department immediately.
The officials claimed that there is no danger in eating well-cooked chicken or eggs because according to experts, the virus dies at temperatures above 70 degrees Celsius. The administration has also issued advisory for the poultry farms and people involved in the poultry business.
The advisory states that no person should come in direct contact with chickens and must use gloves or any other protective device. They must not touch birds’ feathers and mucus. In case of touching due to any reason, and immediately wash hands thoroughly with soap and keep chickens in the enclosure. Infected birds must be killed.
Gurugram Civil Surgeon Dr Virender Yadav also held a meeting with the officials concerned to prevent bird flu and gave them necessary guidelines on Monday.