J'khand on alert after bird flu outbreak at poultry farm in Ranchi

Jharkhand government on Wednesday sounded an alert after multiple cases of bird flu, also known as Avian flu, were reported in a state-run poultry farm in Ranchi. As many as 2,196 birds including 1,745 chickens were culled at poultry farm, an official said. Sale of chicken and eggs has been banned in a 1-kilometre area from the place of outbreak.