Kerala health authorities cull 14,228 domestic birds in Kozhikode
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Kerala health authorities began culling 14,228 domestic birds within a one-kilometre radius of identified H5N1 epicentres in Kozhikode and banned sale and transport of domestic birds within a 10-kilometre radius.
Why it matters
Authorities will carry out follow-up 'mopping' and 'combing' operations to locate hidden or shifted birds, which requires flock owners to permit inspections and removal. Health teams have issued an alert requiring people who handled domestic birds to monitor for influenza symptoms and seek medical evaluation if they develop fever, cough, breathing difficulty, or blood in phlegm.
Implications
- • Poultry traders and transporters operating inside the 10‑kilometre restriction zone must halt all sales and shipments of domestic birds immediately or face enforcement under the movement ban.
- • Backyard and commercial poultry owners within the one‑kilometre containment area must present their flocks for culling during the scheduled mopping and combing operations or authorities will remove and destroy the birds.
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