Bird Flu Fear in Hyderabad, Chicken Prices Drops

Hyderabad: Bird flu fear in Hyderabad resulted the Chicken prices drops in Hyderabad as the fear of bird flu is growing among the people.

The sales of the poultry products have dropped by 20 to 30 percent, consequently the prices of Chicken in city have also dropped down from Rs. 230 to Rs. 200 per kg.

Nehru Zoological Park already stopped the supply of raw chicken for all carnivores’ animals and substituted it with minced meat.

Centre alerted all States Following the death of birds due to avian influenza or bird flu in some states, instructed all the states to monitor their health in forest areas and near water bodies.

Few cases Bird flu were reported from states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Kerala.

The Central government assured that no infection has yet been reported in humans and that there is no direct evidence that the avian influenza virus transmits to humans via consumption of contaminated poultry products.

Even though, no cases of bird flu have been found till today in Telangana State, Telangana’s Animal Husbandry Minister said the Telangana state is on alert and taking all precautions.

However, Telangana Poultry Owners Association said that people are scared to consume poultry products after the news broke out that birds succumbed to the flu in various parts of the country.  And fake news on social media on the spread of flu in Telangana is bringing down chicken sales.

Association requests, the government should take necessary measures to relieve fears on the flu among people and save the poultry industry from the unexpected crisis.

 An awareness campaign on eating chicken is already taken up in parts of Hyderabad and across the State. The government is requested to encourage the restaurants and eateries to serve chicken delicacies to the consumers without any restrictions on the regular menu.

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