Bird Flu Outbreak Causes Alarm in Andhra Pradesh

Bird flu is causing severe concern once again in Andhra Pradesh. Recently, a significant number of chickens have died due to the H5N1 avian influenza virus in Chatagotla of Podalakur Mandal and Gummaladibba village of Kovur Mandal in Nellore district, causing severe panic among the locals. The district administration has also become alert. To prevent the spread of the virus, officials are taking strict measures.

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Collector M. Harinarayanan has ordered officials to close all chicken centres and poultry farms within a ten-kilometre radius of the area for three days where the chickens died. People have been advised not to let chickens out and not to bring any in from other areas for 15 days from those regions. They have requested that any deceased chickens be buried properly in the ground instead of being disposed of in trash heaps. Sanitation staff have been instructed to regularly carry out the sanitization process within the vicinity of those villages.