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“Capital prepared to counter avian flu”

NEW DELHI: Health Minister Yoganand Shastri on Friday said the Capital is prepared to counter any incidence of avian flu, adding that unconfirmed cases of poultry dying in Haryana should not be a cause for worry.

“We have formed four teams consisting of officials from the Health Department who will scan the city for any illegal import or sale of infected poultry. The number of veterinarians deployed at the wholesale poultry markets in Ghazipur has been increased. The wholesale poultry market earlier had only two veterinarians, we have now provided them four more for more effective checks. With most of Delhi’s poultry coming from neighbouring Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, we have increased checking at entry points to ensure that no contaminated poultry is brought to the Capital. Hospitals have also been put on an alert.” For its part, the Central Zoo Authority -- an autonomous statutory body that regulates the functioning of zoos -- has alerted all zoos and circuses across the country to take precautionary measures against avian flu. “Guidelines to deal with avian flu have been issued regularly since 2005. This year again we have advised zoos across the country to be alert. All senior zoo veterinarians have been trained at workshops conducted in Delhi and Chennai on how to deal with avian flu ,” said CZA member-secretary B. R. Sharma.

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