Bird flu scare again in Khurda’s Keranga

Khurda: Bird flu scare has once again triggered panic in Khurda's Keranga village with locals spotting several dead crows at many places in the area on Saturday, sources said.

As per reports, unusual mortality of crows and some other birds were reported from the village even as the administration had carried out extensive poultry culling and safety measures to curtail the viral disease that was reported two months ago.

Following the outbreak of avian flu, the government had issued alert while the local administration, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department sent infected samples for Laboratory tests.