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AVIAN INFLUENZA (97): INDIA (TELANGANA) POULTRY

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Date: Fri 4 Apr 2025 06:33 IST
Source: Newsmeter [edited] https://newsmeter.in/hyderabad/ranga-reddy-district-reports-bird-flu-at-poultry-farm-officials-begin-culling-advise-safety-measure-746357

Following the detection of [avian influenza] at a poultry farm in
Batasingaram village of Abdullapurmet mandal in Telangana’s Ranga
Reddy district, health and animal husbandry authorities have issued a
high alert.

[Avian influenza], which spread quickly in the Telugu States during
February [2025], has receded slightly. It is currently thriving again.
The outbreak of avian [influenza] has created a commotion,
particularly in Telangana. In February [2025], the first confirmed
[avian influenza] case was reported in the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri
district.

The virus spread has become a concern among the poultry farm owners,
especially in the Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts, as well as in
the surrounding Nalgonda and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts. [Avian
influenza], which recently killed thousands of birds on poultry farms
in Pochampally, Choutuppal, and Chityala mandals, has now spread to
Abdullapurmet mandal in Ranga Reddy District.

To prevent the virus from spreading, officials have taken emergency
measures to safely slaughter and bury dead hens.

“A farm with 36 000 chickens was found to have an avian influenza
infection, and thousands of the birds had already perished. There were
just 17 521 live chickens on the property as of Thursday [3 Apr 2025].
These are being culled and buried as a precaution. As a precaution,
all chicken farms within a kilometre [0.62 mi] of Batasingaram would
have their birds killed and buried,” said Ranga Reddy District
Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Officer Dr Babu Beri.

To keep an eye out for possible spread, samples are being taken from
chicken farms within 10 km [6.2 mi]. Medical teams have been called in
and are scouring the village from home to house, he said. A team led
by District Surveillance Officer Dr Ambika and Abdullapurmet PHC
Medical Officer Dr Prasannalakshmi is looking for signs of avian flu
in humans in the area. Residents who exhibit symptoms of disease are
being screened, and information is being gathered.