Kanpur, May 17 -- Two animals of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur zoo, a lion and a peacock have tested positive for bird flu, also known as Avian Influenza.

As per an official statement, the zoo has taken scientific biosafety measures and carried out disinfection, and started serosurveillance to map the animal's antibody levels against infectious disease.

This comes just a few days after all zoos and safari parks were temporarily shut down in Uttar Pradesh after a tigress 'Shakti' died of Avian Influenza at Gorakhpur's Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan Zoological Park.

The statement from the zoo stated that food and water boiled for 30 minutes over 70 degrees Celsius makes kills the virus, making food and water safe to drink.

"Avian Influenza has been ...