India - Update on new outbreaks of Avian Flu

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Avian 
Influenza - Situation in India: 3 April 2009 

Avian Influenza - Situation in India

31 
March 2009 –

India

Fresh 
outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been reported in North Dinajpur of West Bengal.

It 
started on 17 March 2009 and affected 363 rural backyard 
poultry.

Epidemiological investigation is ongoing.

Poultry in an 
area of 3-km-radius of the outbreaks will be culled and surveillance will be 
carried out in an area of 10-km-radius.

There were reports of HPAI 
outbreaks in poultry in Darjeeling and Dakshin Dinajpur, Coochbehar districts of 
West Bengal and Ravongla district of Sikkim of India in January-February 
2009.

So far, no cases of human avian 
influenza have been reported from India.

For further information, 
please visit the following websites:
Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying 
& Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India 
www.dahd.nic.in
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Medclinician

comment: where there is smoke there is fire. Everytime we see sizable outbreaks in India in the birds, eventually it spreads to people.  (there are no everys or always in the real world- but would clarify that one heck of a lot) 

India as other poultry dependent countries is hesitant to release outbreak informaton. And as things mutate the passing and usage of Tamiflu tablets and blankets may make matters even worse instead of better. 

We are probably gearing up for another series of outbreaks in India. It is a wait and see. The problems the viruses now Clade 4- are getting to like people a whole lot more and become more virulent and more contagious. 

The Indus Valley region, a cradle of civilization, is a prime location, for the development of at least incubation of the strain which will begin the Pandemic or at least kick it off- seeing as still IMHO Gdong Province in China, will be the birthplace of the Pandemic. It will travel south along the migration corridor of birds into India and Vietnam, and especially Thailand (if not already) - 

And then when it finally becomes serious in the "non-white" countries and people develop it in large numbers and it becomes higher CFR - we will see the beginning of the Avian Pandemic. 

Medclinician

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	4/03/2009 Avian Influenza - Situation in India: 3 April 2009 Avian Influenza - Situation in India 31 March 2009 – India Fresh outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been reported in North Dinajpur of West Bengal. It started on 17 March 2009 and affected 363 rural backyard poultry. Epidemiological investigation is ongoing. Poultry in an area of 3-km-radius of the outbreaks will be culled and surveillance will be carried out in an area of 10-km-radius. There were reports of HPAI outbreaks in poultry in Darjeeling and Dakshin Dinajpur, Coochbehar districts of West Bengal and Ravongla district of Sikkim of India in January-February 2009. So far, no cases of human avian influenza have been reported from India. For further information, please visit the following websites: Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India www.dahd.nic.in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India Medclinician comment: where there is smoke there is fire. Everytime we see sizable outbreaks in India in the birds, eventually it spreads to people. (there are no everys or always in the real world- but would clarify that one heck of a lot) India as other poultry dependent countries is hesitant to release outbreak informaton. And as things mutate the passing and usage of Tamiflu tablets and blankets may make matters even worse instead of better. We are probably gearing up for another series of outbreaks in India. It is a wait and see. The problems the viruses now Clade 4- are getting to like people a whole lot more and become more virulent and more contagious. The Indus Valley region, a cradle of civilization, is a prime location, for the development of at least incubation of the strain which will begin the Pandemic or at least kick it off- seeing as still IMHO Gdong Province in China, will be the birthplace of the Pandemic. It will travel south along the migration corridor of birds into India and Vietnam, and especially Thailand (if not already) - And then when it finally becomes serious in the "non-white" countries and people develop it in large numbers and it becomes higher CFR - we will see the beginning of the Avian Pandemic. Medclinician

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	backtracking - sometimes these stories can be delayed in release by as much as 6 months. This effective reduces the impact - but not the content. India declared itself Bird Flu Free in 2009. This was in February 2009. Status report on Avian Influenza Outbreak New Delhi, 13 Feb.Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, GOI has notified Avian Influenza outbreak in two villages namely Uttar Dankoba [block Mathabhanga-I], Nagar Bhagni [block Dinhata-I] in the district of Coochbehar, West Bengal on 30th January, 2009. Central Rapid Response Team of MOHFW is assisting the state health authorities. Culling operation has been completed on 6th February, 2009. So far, 23916 birds have been culled. 228 Animal Husbandry workers who were involved in culling activity have been medically examined and they are on chemoprophylaxis. Active house to house human surveillance is continuing. In 0-3 Km area a population of 58,888 have been covered on 12.2.2009. Eleven cases of URI with fever have been identified in the community but had no history of exposure to dead/ sick birds. comment: did we hear about these cases in the media or on websites? In the 3-10 km area the population is covered in phases. On 12.2.2009 a population of 56,231 was covered. Four cases of URI with fever have been identified but had no history of exposure to dead/ sick birds. and then after that- we are told this In the identified health facility, no cases with URI and fever have been detected. And this... http://www.andhranews.net/India/2009/March/25-Suspected-virus-kills-96782.asp this is fairly recent Around twenty peacocks have died at a village near Mhow in Indore following outbreak of suspected virus. Navda Pandha (MP), Mar 25 : Around twenty peacocks have died at a village near Mhow in Indore following outbreak of suspected virus. Ten peacocks were found dead at Navda Pandha village while ten more dead peacocks were located in other parts of Indore distrct. However, the concerned authorities claimed to have saved the lives of two peacocks by rushing them to the Government Veterinary College, Mhow. Reportedly, these two peacocks are now out of danger. A post mortem is being conducted on all the birds to determine the exact cause of the peacocks death. "We are conducting the post mortem and once it is done on all the birds, then only we can come to any conclusion," said Dr. D K Garg, Professor of Pathology, Veterinary College, Mhow. According to the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Indore Range, consequent to this mishap, a close eye is being kept on birds and the water bodies have been chemically treated to prevent any virus from spreading. "I went to the same village again and another case of peacock death has been reported, which means that the virus is still among the birds. We then added certain antibiotics in the water to prevent the peacock from dying further," said L Krishnamurthy, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Indore Range. Meanwhile, it is believed that symptoms of Raniketh (an avian disease) have been found in some of the birds. comment: There are many bird diseases - maybe this was Raniketh- maybe not. Medclinician ANI Medclinician

India - Update on new outbreaks of Avian Flu

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Avian Influenza - Situation in India: 3 April 2009