New Delhi: In India, along with Coronavirus, Bird Flu is also spreading rapidly. In the last few days, hundreds of birds have died due to this dangerous virus. Its spread has been confirmed in five states of the country. Now there is a ruckus in the state governments regarding this. Every necessary step is being taken to reduce its spread. At the same time, bird flu has spread not only in India but also in 10 European countries.
To control the spread of the H5N8 strain of the bird flu virus in Kerala, chickens and ducks started killing while Jammu and Kashmir declared an alert after flu cases were reported in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. And have started taking samples of migratory birds. Following the outbreak of infectious disease of birds in Kerala, neighboring Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have increased surveillance and issued guidelines. Around 1700 ducks have died due to flu in Kerala. At the same time, any consignment of chickens sent from Kerala and other South Indian states will not be able to enter the border of Madhya Pradesh for the next 10 days. The Madhya Pradesh government has banned it.
Know the main things
- Bird flu is spread by influenza type A virus. Due to the speed with which it is spreading, it is feared that like the corona, it can also spread all over the world.
- There are many strains of bird flu virus. But the strain that is currently spread, it is being said that it spreads only in birds.
- Bird flu has been confirmed in 5 states in India. These include Rajasthan, Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Millions of birds have been found dead in poultry farms in Haryana. Immigrant birds have been found dead in Himachal Pradesh and hundreds of crow dead in Madhya Pradesh.
- The World Health Organization says that people who come in close contact with birds affected by bird flu have a higher risk of bird flu, but it does not spread normally from humans to humans.
- Bird flu has spread in 10 European countries in the last few weeks. These include the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Croatia, and Ukraine.
- Bird flu has also spread to South Korea and Japan. It is by far the most dangerous level in these countries. The deadly bird flu spread to wild birds in South Korea in October for the first time. After this, strict orders were issued all over the country.
- In France, about 6 lakh birds are being killed in view of bird flu. So far, 2 lakh poultry farm birds have been killed in the country.
- In Germany, 62,000 turkey birds and ducks will be killed. Bird flu has also been found in some farms there. The H5N8 virus of the first bird flu was found in the Klopenberg area of Lower Saxony. After this, it spread rapidly throughout the country.
- In Japan, the government has ordered to disinfect poultry farms across the country. This is the most dreadful bird flu in the last four years there.
- Bird flu is not easy to spread from humans to humans. But H5N1 virus is very serious and fatal. Death in 10 to 6 confirmed cases among humans.
