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Even as culling operations are reportedly nearly completed in Assam, their neighbor to the East has expressed deep concerns that the bird flu virus may have made its way into the wild and domesticated birds of that state.
Nagaland, bordered by Assam to the West, and Myanmar to its East, is geographically one of the smallest Indian states. It has a population of roughly 2 million people.
The report of dead wild birds in this article are similar to those we've heard from Assam and West Bengal over the past week. Except, in those instances, only crows were reported to have died.
As of this writing, there is no confirmation of the H5N1 virus in Nagaland.
This report from New Kerala.
Dimapur on high alert following bird flu
Kohima, Dec 19 : The district administration of Dimapur, especially the district health and veterinary departments, has sounded a red alert throughout the district following reports of deaths of some poultry and wild birds bordering Assam's Karbi Anglong district.
Official sources said besides poultry, wild birds like crows, doves, bulbuls, owls and kites were reportedly found dead in the jungles of Karbi Anglong district bordering Nagaland. Unofficial reports said some poultry and birds were found dead inside Nagaland.
The district administration of Dimapur, Additional Deputy Commissioner Sedevikho Khro, in an order has banned transport of all types of poultry and poultry products. The order also sought the cooperation of all concerned in complying with the directive in order to ensure a safe festive season.
Sources said Nagaland spent about Rs three hundred crores annually on meat consumption.
The state veterinary department had already informed all villages bordering Assam to immediately inform the nearest Veterinary Centre in case of abnormal death of any poultry or birds and constituted Rapid Reaction Teams (RRT) in all the districts as precautionary measures to prevent spread of the Avian Influenza.
