Poultry demand dips in Karnataka as people wary of bird flu

May 10, 2016

Bengaluru, May 10: The demand for poultry dropped slightly in Bengaluru on Monday, a day after thousands of chickens died of bird flu (H5N1) in Bidar district. Chicken eaters are taking precaution and asking sellers where the birds have been sourced from.

poulM Sheikh, who runs a poultry shop, said people had become cautious, though there was no drastic drop in sales. “People are enquiring about bird flu but we have few answers,” he said.

Nadir A, who works in a chicken store, said there was a slight decline in sales. “The sales are low in summer, but today was unusual,” he said but claimed that he wasn't aware of bird flu. Bhuvan, a resident, said he would better take precaution. “Even the last time when there was bird flu, I was cautious,” he said.

Doctors and poultry sellers, however, say there is no need to panic. H N Nagabhushan, general secretary, Karnataka Poultry Farmers' and Breeders' Association, said the current bird flu was noticed only in a layer poultry (egg production) farm in Humnabad taluk, Bidar, where poultry population was low. According to him, the government has started culling the birds and around 1.5 lakh chickens in one-kilometre radius of the farm would be culled.

Restrictions have been put on the movement of poultry, eggs and other input from the affected areas. Hence, there is no need to panic as the disease is localised, Nagabhushan said, adding that it was “perfectly safe” to consume chicken and egg across Karnataka.

Chickens sold in Bengaluru are sourced from Mysuru and bred on the outskirts of the city. They are not brought from other parts of Karnataka, he said. Poultry farmers have been advised to take appropriate bio-security measures and approach the Animal Husbandry Department for any assistance, he added.

Dr Mahesh P S, director of Central Poultry Development Organisation, said that whenever bird flu was reported, the chickens were being culled as per the standard procedure.

According to him, Indians were less likely to contract the H5N1 virus because of their distinct cooking culture. The virus dies at temperature above 60 degrees Celsius. Since the Indian food is cooked at a higher temperature and is even boiled, the virus likely dies down, he said. Outside of India, chicken and egg are eaten raw or half-cooked, increasing the chances of the virus spread, he added.

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Swathi
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Tuesday, 10 May 2016

in our place we eat chicken eveyday, no matter what will be.

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January 30,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 30: A dentist has been arrested by the Dakshina Kannada district police on charge of sexually harassing a woman patient during treatment at a hospital in Beltangady taluk.

The accused has been identified as Dr Sudhakar. He is facing charges under section 354, 354A(1)(I) of IPC.

The incident occurred yesterday when a local woman had been to the government hospital at Kasaba village in Beltangady for dental treatment.

According to the woman, Dr Sudhakar deliberately touched her body inappropriately and sexually harassed during treatment.

The shocked woman went to the jurisdictional Beltangady police station and lodged a complaint. The doctor was arrested and produced before the court.

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February 19,2020

Dubai, Feb 19: A 25-year-old Indian engineer allegedly fell to his death from a residential apartment in Dubai, according to a media report.

Sabeel Rahman, from Kerala who has been living in Dubai since 2018, fell off the building near his work site, The Khaleej Times quoted a social worker as saying.

Naseer Vatanapally, the social worker, is assisting the family to repatriate his mortal remains back home to Thirur in Malappuram district, the report said.

"The case is a bit unusual. We''re not sure why he went to the building near his worksite," said Naseer Vatanapally.

"His family is unaware of any issues he may have faced. He had asked his brother to collect a new mobile phone he had purchased online - which they received. He had no reason to take his life," he added.

Rahman was the youngest of four siblings. The devastated family is awaiting details from the Rashidiya Police Station. "Following legal procedures, we will repatriate his body back home," he said.

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April 4,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 4: Sixteen coronavirus cases have

been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of the affected in the state to 144, the Health department said here on Saturday.

A 75-year old man, who is a resident of Bagalkote, who was confirmed positive on Friday and was being treated at a designated hospital in the district, expired last night.

"Till this evening, 144 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes four deaths and 11 discharges," the health department said in a bulletin.

Out of the 129 active cases, 126 patients (including 1 pregnant woman) are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable and three in Intensive Care Units (one on oxygen and two on Ventilators), it said.

Among the total of 144 cases detected and confirmed so far, eight are transit passengers of Kerala who landed in airports in Karnataka and are being treated in the state, it said.

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