Bird death count in Maharashtra over 5,000

The number of bird deaths in the state crossed 5,000, as 982 poultry birds were found dead in Thane, Raigad, Satara, Sangli and Ahmednagar, among other locations, on Saturday. The animal husbandry department officials said more bird samples from the state turned out to be positive for avian flu in pockets in districts like Parbhani, Latur, Nanded, Solapur, Beed, Ahmednagar and Raigad as well as Mulshi and Daund in Pune, as per results of samples sent to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal.

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