Bhubaneswar, August 29: Amid rumours of a person of Pipili area in Puri district where getting infected by bird flu, the Health Department on Wednesday issued a statement saying that no confirmed case of avian influenza in human beings has been detected from Odisha.
Samples collected from the suspected person of Pipili area in Puri district has tested negative for H5N1, the Health department said.
“Amid bird flu scare in the area, rumours surfaced that a person was down with influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms following which his swab samples were sent to RMRC for a test and it came out negative,” said a senior health official.
Health department is conducting house-to-house visits on a daily basis for active search of any suspected case of ILI and severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) after bird samples were found to be positive for H5N1 in Pipili and Satyabadi areas. Besides, an isolation ward has been opened at Mangalpur community health centre for quarantine of suspected persons.
So far, over 30,000 birds have been culled as part of the containment measures. All the poultry farmers affected by bird flu in Odisha will get compensation. The department is planning to provide compensation of Rs 20 for one small chicken and Rs 70 for larger ones, said Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik.
