In the middle of the recent outbreaks of bird flu or bird flu in the country, the Union Government ordered the registration of all poultry farms within a month to increase monitoring and control of diseases. The government also asked poultry farms to strictly adhere to hygienic practices, control access to the farm, and monitor strict biological safety protocols to minimize the risk of infection.
Six zones of active outbreaks spread over Jharkhand, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. Bird flu is highly infectious viral diseases affecting birds with occasional mammal transmission. Since its first detection in India in 2006, outbreaks have been reported every year in several countries.
This year, the virus showed in some areas the transmission of intermediate transmission, influencing poultry, wild birds and even large cats.
At today’s meeting with the parties, Alka Upiphyaya, Secretary, Ministry of Animal and Dairy (Dahd), she said: “The protection of our poultry sector is essential for food security and livelihood.
Low -path vaccine has cleaned up
For the control of the disease, Dahd allowed the use of H9N2 vaccine (low pathogen influenza), developed ICAR-NIHSAD, Bhopal, which is now commercially available. National studies evaluate the effectiveness of the LPAI vaccination vaccine.
At a meeting today with Dahd, representatives of the poultry industry called on the government to explore vaccination as a strategy to prevent further economic losses in this industry. However, scientific experts stressed that the available highly pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) Vaccines do not provide sterile immunity – but only reduce virus release.
Call for a predictive system
Given the complexity, it was agreed that further scientific evaluation was needed to decide on a political decision. Meeting recommended detailed scientific assessment to determine the feasibility of HPAI Vaccination in India.
In addition, it emphasized the development of a predictive modeling system for early warning and environmental supervision. This would allow proactive detection and response of the disease, minimize the risk of focus and protected the poultry industry.
India is governed by the policy of testing and shooting, which contains the outbreaks of bird flu. As part of the Health and Controlling System of Economic Animals, the government compensates for affected farmers for spent birds, destroyed eggs and fed the costs shared 50:50 between the center and the states.
(Tagstotranslate) Bird flu from India
