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As galore arsenic 7 crows were recovered dormant astatine Kanganankuppam adjacent Cuddalore connected Thursday (February 26, 2026). The residents noticed the carcasses and alerted the District Administration and the Animal Husbandry Department.
An authoritative from the Department of Animal Husbandry said samples person been collected from the dormant crows. The samples volition beryllium sent to the Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory, Namakkal. The origin of decease volition beryllium known lone aft the study arrives.
He said that teams volition undertake thorough disinfection successful the country wherever the mortality had been reported. The dormant birds volition beryllium disposed of done heavy burial. Surveillance has been enhanced successful the affected area, helium said.
The incidental comes adjacent connected the heels of detection of strains of avian influenza (H5N1) successful crow samples lifted from Adyar successful Chennai.
