The State Government on Thursday opened a State- level control room for reporting bird flu-related information or any unusual mortality of birds. The move came hours after the report of death of hundreds of chickens at Gobindapur under Begunia block of Khordha district during the last couple of days.
The reason behind the deaths was yet to be ascertained. The mass death of chickens has triggered panic among the locals.Being informed, the local Veterinary Officer reached spot and took stock of situation. Samples have been sent to Bhopal for test. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra had on Wednesday taken stock of bird flu scenario in State.
Odisha has not detected any bird flu case so far, Mohapatra had said. However, Government said the administration is fully prepared to control any possible bird flu outbreak. Around 11,000 samples from different areas have been tested and no case has been found positive.
The Chief Secretary has directed to intensify surveillance activities. Mohapatra also directed to form a rapid response team at State and district level for combating any possible outbreak.