Lucknow, May 14 -- Following the bird flu alert sounded by the Union government, the UP government has directed the animal husbandry department to increase surveillance in high-risk areas like poultry farms and bird markets. The Centre has urged States to increase surveillance in high-risk areas like poultry farms.
The Centre in early March had also issued an alert on the H5N1 virus or bird flu after nine states, including Jharkhand and Punjab, reported outbreaks since January.
In an advisory issued on March 7, the Central Government's Dairy and Animal Husbandry Department asked all States and Union Territory (UT) administrations to increase surveillance in high-risk areas like poultry farms and bird markets.
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