The bird flu issue is being reported from various states in the country. The first case was reported from Rajasthan and it is now spreading to different places. The Centre has alerted the states with the cases being reported in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala. Already many, chicken, crows, ducks have been killed in large numbers in different states. Peacocks are dying in Telangana but the government here is giving a different reason for this.
It has created ripples in Haryana as four lakh chicks got killed during the last ten days. Interestingly the chickens were dead in Panchkula district alone. The authorities, who collected samples and sent them to the regional DCS diagnosis lab for tests, already cases have come to fore in states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh. Few cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand on Tuesday. Many migratory birds come to the country during this season. The state governments have been asked to take steps to ensure the virus does not spread in human beings.
The chicken rates, which went down during the Corona pandemic, are going up now but now the bird flu has brought a new problem for the industry. They are afraid of the flu and wanted the government to take steps to ensure the chicken prices do not fall.
Everyone decides not to eat chicken once they hear about bird flu. However, should it be necessarily avoided? Is there any way we can eat without fearing the spread of flu? There are many such questions. There is no need to leave the chicken for bird flu but some precautions are needed to be taken. Having purchased from the market, the chicken pieces must be cleaned using lemon, salt and turmeric. The bacteria and germs will be killed by doing so. The eggs should also be cleaned before boiling. The virus will get killed if the chicken is cooked at 165°C. There is another way. Even if the chicken is cooked between 30 to 45 minutes at 70°C it is enough.
