Bird flu alert sounded in Amethi

AMETHI (UTTAR PRADESH): The threat of a bird flu outbreak looms large on Amethi  as birds have been dying mysteriously in the district for almost two weeks now. A team of the district veterinary department was dispatched to the village after a frantic call from a villager who collected samples from various villages which were then sent to Bhopal. The samples tested positive for bird flu. However, District Veterinary Officer, Doctor Vinod Kumar, refused to come clean on the findings of the reports.”We received a call informing us that birds were dying in a village after which a team was rushed to the spot which found out that birds were actually dying, said Kumar, while adding “this matter is somewhat confidential” when asked about inquiry report. Kumar added so far only a limited area search has been conducted in which two villages have been found to be infected and surveys were on to take a stock of number of birds in each village.