Bird flu confirmed in Delhi, all 8 samples sent to Bhopal lab tested positive: Officials

Officials have confirmed the cases of Bird flu in Delhi. The confirmation came after eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory gave a positive report for the presence of flu virus in the national capital.

New Delhi: Testing of eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory has confirmed bird flu in Delhi, officials said on Monday.

All eight samples -- four from a park in Mayur Vihar Phase 3, three from Sanjay Lake and one from Dwarka -- have been found positive for avian influenza, Dr Rakesh Singh from the animal husbandry unit of the Development Department said.

The report of the test results arrived on Monday morning, he said.

Officials earlier said that around 50 crows had died in Central Park, Mayur Vihar Phase 3 in a span of three to four days.

Ten ducks were found dead in the Sanjay Lake recently.

A few samples were also sent to a lab in Jalandhar and their results are awaited, Singh said.

PTI Report