India. Status Report on Avian Influenza in Assam and West Bengal as on 13.01.09 11:5 IST - PIB Press Release

Status Report on Avian Influenza in Assam and West Bengal as on 13.01.09 11:5 IST


-- West Bengal

- The containment operations are on in epicenters reported in the Darjeeling District.
- 290 health workers are conducting active house to house surveillance.
- So far about 41,906 birds have been culled.
- 121 Animal Health workers are under chemoprophylaxis.
- The state has sufficient stock of Oseltamivir and PPE.


-- Assam

- Since the first notification of Avian Influenza in Assam on 27.11.2008, 17 other epicenters, spread over eight districts have been notified.
- The last notification was on 24.12.2008.
- No new centres have been notified.


-- Brief of containment operations
· So far a total of 483,831 birds have been culled.
· A total of 110 Animal Health workers, who were deployed for the culling activity are on Chemoprophylaxis.


-- Surveillance

· Central government RRTs is covering the epicenters notified on 24.12.2008.
- They are working with the state RRT teams.
· Active house to house surveillance for 10 days post culling/ mopping is over in earlier notified areas. In these areas passive surveillance is continuing.
· In areas notified on 24th Dec. 2008 active house to house surveillance is being followed in 0-3 km zone. In 3-10 km area surveillance is conducted in phases.
- As per the reports received, a population of 84,594 was covered in 0-3 Km area and 95,920 in 3-10 km area.
· 5 cases of Upper Respiratory Infection [URI] with fever were detected [4 in 0-3 Km and 1 in 3-10 Km]. None of them had history of handling dead or sick birds.
· 10 cases of URI with fever in the outpatient department were detected in the identified health facilities.
· 772 Health Workers are deployed for surveillance.


-- Logistics

- 40,000 capsules of Tamiflu, 12,000 surgical masks, 1200 personal protective equipments, 400 N-95 masks, 50 bottles of tamiflu syrup and 8 ventilators have been supplied by MoHFW.
- Sufficient anti-viral drugs and PPE are in stock with the State Government.


-- Communication

· Messages to create public awareness are being telecast/ broadcast in local channels and AIR.
· Local campaign such as miking and interpersonal communication is followed in all epicenters.


-- Monitoring

· The situation is being monitored on a daily basis.
- No human case of avian influenza has been reported.

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