New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The Delhi zoo has not recorded any avian influenza death over the past 72 hours, officials said on Tuesday, but they refused to confirm how long the ongoing closure would continue.
The zoo was shut on August 30, after lab tests confirmed bird deaths due to avian influenza (bird flu). Twelve deaths were reported between August 24 and September 9.
In a press note on Tuesday, the zoo said, "The National Zoological Park (NZP) informs that no new mortality has been reported in the last 72 hours among the water birds in zoo enclosure or in the migratory birds around the ponds."
Two birds are recovering in the ward.
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