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Bird flu outbreak: Over 53,000 domestic birds culled in Kerala’s Alappuzha

This year, cases of bird flu were first reported on 17 April in ducks in a few wards of Edathua and Cheruthana grama panchayats.

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Published May 07, 2024 | 10:09 PM ⚊UpdatedMay 07, 2024 | 10:09 PM

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Hit by avian influenza, authorities in Alappuzha district have culled over 53,000 domestic birds so far this year, officials said in Alappuzha on Tuesday, 7 May.

This year, cases of bird flu were first reported on 17 April in ducks in a few wards of Edathua and Cheruthana grama panchayats.

Officials said fresh cases of bird flu have been confirmed in Ward 9 of the Ambalapuzha North Grama Panchayat.

They said 6,777 domestic birds within a one-kilometre radius of this ward will be subjected to culling on Thursday, 9 May.

“So far this year, 53,455 domestic birds have been culled in the district. The figure is as follows: Cheruthana – 11,939, Edathua – 31,811, Ambalapuzha North – 540, and Thakazhi – 9,165,” an official release said.

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