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Jharkhand: Two doctors, six others quarantined amid bird flu outbreak in Ranchi

Doctors and staff quarantined in Ranchi

Ranchi (Jharkhand): Amid a bird flu outbreak in Ranchi, two doctors and six staff members of the Regional Poultry Farm in Hotwar have been quarantined at the JSIA building in Ranchi.

According to officials, the JSIA government building has been turned into a bird flu ward. A team of medical experts from Ranchi have taken the samples of infected people.

Almost all cases of H5N1 infection in people have been associated with close contact with infected live or dead birds or H5N1-contaminated environments.

A series of actions including a total restriction on the sale and purchase of all birds and conducting surveys around the epicentre have been taken under the Ministry of Animal Husbandry following the confirmation of the bird flu outbreak.

Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar Sinha , "Bird Flu has been confirmed in Ranchi. As soon as bird flu was confirmed, a series of actions take place under the guidelines mentioned in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry.

The first action is a total ban on the sale and purchase of all birds in one kilometre radius of the epicentre."

H5N1 stands for Highly Pathogenic Asian Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus. Avian influenza is a strain of the influenza virus that primarily infects birds, but can also infect humans.

This type of flu is most often contracted by contact with sick birds. It can also be passed from person to person.

Almost all cases of H5N1 infection in people have been associated with close contact with infected live or dead birds or H5N1-contaminated environments.

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