Kolkata: No samples of poultry birds were sent for testing from different parts of the state. West Bengal On Thursday, a senior official said that the bird has tested positive for bird flu but there is no need to panic. The state government is not considering any ban on its consumption. Poultry Items This time, Health Secretary NS Nigam said.

“The situation in West Bengal is normal and there is nothing to worry about. We have launched an active influenza surveillance campaign. Not a single person has been found affected by the virus,” Nigam told reporters.

“no one was there Human-to-human transmission He said, “The health department is not issuing any advisory regarding banning the consumption of chicken, eggs and other poultry products.”

Nigam said a total of 30,000 samples collected from various parts of West Bengal throughout the year are tested at the state-run Belgachhia Animal Health and Veterinary Biological Institute.

Thirty percent samples are sent to the laboratory in Bhopal for re-testing. ICAR-National Institutes He said it is necessary to raise awareness about high security animal diseases.

According to the health department, a four-year-old boy from Kaliachak in Malda district was diagnosed with the disease in January and recovered after treatment.

He said another child had travelled from the city to Australia in February and tested positive for avian influenza or bird flu upon arrival.

“After this, we carried out active surveillance of family members and other individuals and none of them tested positive for the virus. We can say that the source of the virus was not Bengal,” said Vivek Kumar, additional chief secretary, Animal Resource Development Department.

Meanwhile, a team of senior officials of the Health Department and representatives of the Health Department has been formed. World Health Organization The World Health Organisation (WHO) conducted another round of assessment in Kaliachak in Malda on Thursday.

“The team did not find anything based on the surveillance,” Nigam said.

H9N2 bird flu virus It is a subtype of avian influenza virus, which spreads through direct contact with infectious animals or indirect contact with contaminated environments.