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New Delhi: Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday said the government is concerned about the recurrence of bird flu in West Bengal and asked all states to draw up plans to fight it.
At a meeting attended by officials of health, home, environment, I&B and agriculture ministries, Ramadoss said he would write to all CMs and health ministers to upgrade the preparedness to deal with the disease.
Expressing concern over the recurrence of bird flu in West Bengal, the minister appealed to the state government "to scale up its preparations and efforts to deal with the situation". He advised the state to carry out a "regular drill to deal with the disease, irrespective of the outbreak conditions".
Last week, Bengal confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza and has so far culled 22,000 poultry in Malda. In early 2008, the disease had hit 13 districts following which over 200,000 birds were culled. Health authorities maintained that people in the affected areas are not cooperating with the culling teams, as poultry is a source of livelihood in several villages. IANS
At a meeting attended by officials of health, home, environment, I&B and agriculture ministries, Ramadoss said he would write to all CMs and health ministers to upgrade the preparedness to deal with the disease.
Expressing concern over the recurrence of bird flu in West Bengal, the minister appealed to the state government "to scale up its preparations and efforts to deal with the situation". He advised the state to carry out a "regular drill to deal with the disease, irrespective of the outbreak conditions".
Last week, Bengal confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza and has so far culled 22,000 poultry in Malda. In early 2008, the disease had hit 13 districts following which over 200,000 birds were culled. Health authorities maintained that people in the affected areas are not cooperating with the culling teams, as poultry is a source of livelihood in several villages. IANS
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