Statesman News Service
MALDA, March 11: The animal resources development officials in Malda have started collecting blood samples of back yard poultry in Chanchal sub-division where Bird Flu virus was detected. The deputy director of the ARD Malda, Mr N K Shit said that five km area from the epicentre was identified as the infected zone and the rest of the area within 10 km radius of the epicenter was considered as surveillance zone. “According to the instruction from higher authorities we have started collection of blood samples of backyard poultry from today to assess the situation in and around the infected zone,” Mr Shit said. “The surveillance of the affected zone would continue for a few days,” he said. According to him, sporadic bird deaths have been reported from some villages including Kaligram village in Chanchal. The ARD team visited that area today and collected blood samples for analysis. “The area is now under control and birds are safe,” said both Mr Shit and the Chanchal SDO Mr Debasish Sarkar. It was reported that people sold off dead chicken at low price before the ARD team reached.
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