This year, cases of bird flu were first reported on 17 April in ducks in a few wards of Edathua and Cheruthana grama panchayats.
Kuttanadan ducks. Photo: K A Shaji
Hit by avian influenza, authorities in Kerala’s Alappuzha district have culled over 53,000 domestic birds so far this year. Cases of bird flu were first reported on 17 April in Edathua and Cheruthana grama panchayats. Officials said fresh bird flu cases have been confirmed in Ward 9 of the Ambalapuzha North Grama Panchayat. They said 6,777 domestic birds will be culled on Thursday.