Strict measures have been taken in Alappuzha district in Kerala to bring the avian flu situation under control. After samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, an emergency meeting was convened, and containment measures were immediately initiated.
Poultry within a one-kilometre radius of the epicentre were ordered to be culled, and around 28 thousand birds were culled within two days. Meanwhile, the Alappuzha District Collector announced that the sale and consumption of poultry products have been banned within a ten-kilometre radius of the affected area.
