Suspected cases in upper Kuttanad

October 27, 2016 12:00 am | Updated December 02, 2016 11:58 am IST - PATHANAMTHITTA:

Avian Influenza caused by H5N8 virus has been detected among nearly 50 ducks in a flock of 7,000 in the upper Kuttanad village of Peringara, bordering Alappuzha district, Avian Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) sources attached to the Animal Husbandry Department at Manjady, near Thiruvalla, said.

A few ducks tested positive for avian influenza during preliminary investigation in Ward VIII of Peringara grama panchayat on Tuesday.

Samples taken

The case was taken up with the higher-ups and samples taken at the ADDL had been sent to the Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory for analysis.

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