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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has started conducting aesculapian camps for screening residents for respiratory corruption successful areas wherever crows person died successful the city.
At a gathering conducted connected avian influenza by Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam connected Monday, civic officials were advised to sensitise residents to it.
Corporation Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran has directed GCC employees to forestall residents from touching infected birds with bare hands.
Anna Nagar councillor T.V. Shemmozhi said residents reported astir the decease of a crow successful Anna Nagar connected Friday. “We person taken precautionary measures,” helium said.
“It is to beryllium noted that lone crows are affected and different birds are not affected successful Chennai. No emergence successful ILI (influenza-like illness) symptoms is noted among the public,” said an official.
“People are advised not to panic and not to interaction the bird’s carcasses with bare hands. Any symptoms of influenza-like unwellness request to beryllium informed to the nearest GCC officers oregon Urban Primary Health Centres,” said the official.
Following the reports of avian influenza, GCC has examined the caretakers and radical moving successful a parkland for respiratory infection.
“They are connected follow-up. Medical camps person been conducted successful the vicinity of the parkland to place ILI cases. House-to-house survey is being carried retired successful the neighbourhood for ILI and SARI (severe acute respiratory infection) cases. Details of specified cases are collected from backstage and authorities hospitals, and nary antithetic quality cases are being reported,” said an official.
After a crow autumn was reported successful Adyar Park connected January 7, the GCC has launched assorted activities. “The carcasses of the crows person been disposed of done heavy burial nether strict preventive barriers specified arsenic masks and gloves by the workers. The tract of the crow autumn and disposed areas were disinfected with bleaching powder,” said an official.
