India's Jharkhand state on bird flu alert

STORY: India's Jharkhand state on bird flu alert DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. India gate 2. various of markets of Jharkhand state 3. various of poultry farm 4. various of chicken market STORYLINE: Authorities in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on Wednesday issued an alert following the outbreak of bird flu in one of the government-run poultry farms. The bird flu outbreak has been confirmed at a government-run poultry farm in Lohanchal of Bokaro district, which is about 120 km northeast of Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand. According to officials, around 700 to 800 chickens have died over the past week due to the outbreak at the farm. "Following the confirmation about the bird flu in Bokaro, instructions have been issued to set up control rooms in all 24 districts to monitor the situation," an official of the state animal husbandry department said. "The top officials have also met to discuss the issue and decided to cull the remaini