The Forest and Animal Resources Department (ARD) officials, who extensively monitored the health of different birds in the Chandaka Reserve Forest area, said no new bird was found dead or ailing.
Similarly, there has been no report of any ailing or death of birds in domestic poultry so far.
The officials have been monitoring the health of birds in different areas after 18 peacocks and two other birds were found dead in a forest near Madhapur in the district of Khordha on Tuesday.
One peacock which was earlier sick and shifted to Odisha Veterinary College, Bhubaneswar has been reported dead and total mortality of peacock now stands at 19.
A team of experts from Animal Diseases Research Institute (ADRI) Phulnakhara visited Madhupur, Majana and Mangalpur villages in the meanwhile and collected several samples for investigation.
Besides, a team from Clinical Investigation laboratories (CIl) Cuttack also visited the villages of Banki subdivision adjacent to Damapada forest range and collected 41 tracheal swabs, 41 cloacal swabs and 15 serum samples for investigation.
The Chief District Veterinary Officer, Khordha and his team have launched a massive awareness campaign in the villages and appealed people not to get confused or panicky in the prevailing situation.
400 doses of Ranikhet disease vaccines (RD) have been administered in poultry bird of surrounding villages of reserve forest area of Chandaka like Majana, Mahul, Minsinghpatna, Mangalpur and Karadapali.