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No need to panic over avian flu: Kerala CM

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Thiruvananthapuram :Kerala CM Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said the outbreak of avian flu in the state was limited to three districts and there was no need to panic.

“Things are under control and there is no need to panic as the virus that has been identified is one which spreads to birds only and not to humans,” Chandy told reporters.

The presence of H5 avian influenza virus in Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts were confirmed Monday. The district authorities have already started culling poultry birds in the affected 12 village councils.(IANS)

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