According to Bokaro Deputy Commissioner Kuldeep Chowdhary, a medical team has been constituted to keep a vigil on the border areas of the district and sampling of chickens/ducks from large poultry farms.
The avian influenza or bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in at least seven states in India. Bird flu is a viral infection that infect birds but can also infect humans. World Health Organisation (WHO) says that a large number of human infections with the H5N1 virus have been linked to the home slaughter and subsequent handling of diseased or dead birds prior to cooking. If you work in close contact with infected birds, and eat undercooked poultry products then you are at risk. There are many conceptions related to how safe is it to eat poultry, eggs. Here is the answers to some of your questions regarding the avian influenza.
Chinese authorities reported four new cases on Tuesday of a strain of bird flu previously unknown in humans that has already killed two people, taking the total of known cases to seven.