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Bird flu outbreak: Govt starts poultry culling in Delanga

The New Indian Express Sambalpur

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July 13, 2025

A fresh outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in Puri district, prompting emergency containment measures and mass culling of poultry to prevent spread of the infection.

- HEMANT KUMAR ROUT @ Bhubaneswar

The Odisha government swung into action on Saturday after the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, confirmed that samples collected from Bada Ankula village in Delanga block tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

The Puri district administration immediately declared the village the epicentre of the outbreak and initiated a series of containment operations. Areas falling within a one-km radius have been identified for culling of birds and disinfection.

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