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Suspected Human Case Of Bird Flu Detected In Odisha’s Puri

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Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 04:09 PM

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Suspected Human Case Of Bird Flu Detected In Odisha’s Puri

Following a detection of a suspected case of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) infection in a man in Puri District, the Odisha Health Department is on its toes to combat the spread.

The Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department Minister, Dr Mukesh Mahaling on Wednesday asserted that the department was fully prepared to tackle the situation, saying that 95 masks and Tamiflu tablets are being distributed in the affected areas of the two blocks of Puri district.

“The health department officials have been placed on high alert and surveillance has been intensified in Pipili and Satyabadi blocks of Puri district.

“The affected areas have been placed under two-layered surveillance, within a 1 km and 10 km radius. The Asha workers have been sensitizing people through door-to-door visits,” said Dr Mukesh Mahaling.

This apart, the health department officials are distributing pamphlets with details regarding Bird Flu and precautionary measures to be taken by the people.

Meanwhile, the Public Health Director of Odisha, Nilakantha Mishra clarified that after detection of Bird Flu symptoms in a person at Mangalpur Community Health Centre, his samples have been collected and sent to the Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar and the Indian Institute of Virology, Pune, for testing.

Mishra also added that whether the person is infected with Bird Flu or not he can only be confirmed after the receipt of his report from the two centers after around seven days and informed that the person has been put in isolation and his health condition is stable.

Mishra who advised that people should avoid eating chicken in Bird Flu affected areas, clarified that there was no fear of infection in other parts of the state.

A control room has been set up in Pipili and an Isolation Room opened at the Mangalpur CHC in the wake of detection of suspected cases of Bird Flu.

Notably, the H5N1 virus was recently detected in the chicken farms in the two blocks of Puri district by the ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease.

Avian influenza (bird flu, or avian flu), is an illness caused by a virus. The virus, called influenza A or type A, usually lives in birds. Sometimes it infects mammals, like humans.

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Suspected Human Case Of Bird Flu Detected In Odisha’s Puri

Following a detection of a suspected case of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) infection in a man in Puri District, the Odisha Health Department is on its toes to combat the spread.

The Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department Minister, Dr Mukesh Mahaling on Wednesday asserted that the department was fully prepared to tackle the situation, saying that 95 masks and Tamiflu tablets are being distributed in the affected areas of the two blocks of Puri district.

“The health department officials have been placed on high alert and surveillance has been intensified in Pipili and Satyabadi blocks of Puri district.

“The affected areas have been placed under two-layered surveillance, within a 1 km and 10 km radius. The Asha workers have been sensitizing people through door-to-door visits,” said Dr Mukesh Mahaling.

This apart, the health department officials are distributing pamphlets with details regarding Bird Flu and precautionary measures to be taken by the people.

Mishra also added that whether the person is infected with Bird Flu or not he can only be confirmed after the receipt of his report from the two centers after around seven days and informed that the person has been put in isolation and his health condition is stable.

Mishra who advised that people should avoid eating chicken in Bird Flu affected areas, clarified that there was no fear of infection in other parts of the state.

A control room has been set up in Pipili and an Isolation Room opened at the Mangalpur CHC in the wake of detection of suspected cases of Bird Flu.

Notably, the H5N1 virus was recently detected in the chicken farms in the two blocks of Puri district by the ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Disease.

Avian influenza (bird flu, or avian flu), is an illness caused by a virus. The virus, called influenza A or type A, usually lives in birds. Sometimes it infects mammals, like humans.

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