Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Health department has detected a human case of bird flu in Odisha’s Puri district. According to state Health Minister Dr. Mukesh Mahaling, the case was found in the Mangalpur Community Health Center (CHC) of Puri district.
Meanwhile, the Health department has intensified its surveillance and monitoring efforts in the affected areas, especially in the Pipili and Satyabadi blocks, where an H5N1 outbreak is currently being closely observed.
Dr Mahaling said, “We have received a report of a human case of bird flu detected at Mangalpur CHC in Puri district.”
“A primary surveillance zone has been established within a 1 km radius, with a secondary layer of surveillance extending from 1 km to 10 km. Our department is fully prepared, with ASHA workers conducting door-to-door awareness campaigns and distributing Tamiflu medicine to those in need. N95 masks are also being distributed as part of the containment strategy,” the Health Minister added.
To date, approximately 25,000 birds have been culled as part of the containment measures.”
Director of Public Health Nilakantha Mishra said, “Thousands of chickens are dying due to the spread of bird flu in chickens. Samples are being collected from people working in poultry farms and keeping chickens in their homes. A sample was collected from another poultry farm worker after he developed symptoms of cold and it has been sent to RMRC.
