<p>Alappuzha; A bird flu outbreak has been reported in two places in this district, officials said here on Thursday.</p>.<p>The bird flu was confirmed in ducks reared in an area of ward 1 of Edathva Grama Panchayat and another area in ward 3 of Cheruthana Grama Panchayat, they said.</p>.<p>The disease was confirmed after the samples of the ducks showing symptoms of bird flu were sent to a lab in Bhopal for testing.</p>.<p>A district administration official confirmed that samples tested positive for avian influenza (H5N1).</p>.Bihar govt to upload all influenza-like illness cases on integrated health information platform.<p>In this situation, according to the action plan of the Government of India, a meeting chaired by the District Collector decided to initiate the process of killing and destroying (culling) domestic birds within a radius of one kilometer from the epicenter.</p>.<p>A Rapid Action Force will be formed and related preparations will be completed by the Animal Welfare Department as soon as possible, the official said.</p>.<p>The district administration said there is no need to panic unnecessarily as there is no possibility of the disease transmitting to humans. </p>
<p>Alappuzha; A bird flu outbreak has been reported in two places in this district, officials said here on Thursday.</p>.<p>The bird flu was confirmed in ducks reared in an area of ward 1 of Edathva Grama Panchayat and another area in ward 3 of Cheruthana Grama Panchayat, they said.</p>.<p>The disease was confirmed after the samples of the ducks showing symptoms of bird flu were sent to a lab in Bhopal for testing.</p>.<p>A district administration official confirmed that samples tested positive for avian influenza (H5N1).</p>.Bihar govt to upload all influenza-like illness cases on integrated health information platform.<p>In this situation, according to the action plan of the Government of India, a meeting chaired by the District Collector decided to initiate the process of killing and destroying (culling) domestic birds within a radius of one kilometer from the epicenter.</p>.<p>A Rapid Action Force will be formed and related preparations will be completed by the Animal Welfare Department as soon as possible, the official said.</p>.<p>The district administration said there is no need to panic unnecessarily as there is no possibility of the disease transmitting to humans. </p>