160 more birds, mostly crows, found dead across Rajasthan amid avian flu scare

Forest department official picks a sick crow from a roadside near Jal Mahal in Jaipur, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. A bird flu alert has been sounded in Rajasthan after the presence of the dreaded virus was confirmed in dead crows and other birds in Rajasthan. Credit: PTI Photo

A total of 160 birds, mostly crows, were found dead in various districts of Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the count of such avian deaths recorded in the state so far to 6,450.

The figure includes 4,528 crows, according to a report issued by the state Animal Husbandry department.

So far, bird flu has been confirmed in 67 samples from 17 districts of Rajasthan.