Gurgaon: Expert team from the National Institute of High Security Animal Disease (NIHSAD) of the Indian Agricultural Research Council in Bhopal on Sunday visited the Chakkarpur market and took a stock of the situation after the death of a 11-year-old son of a son.
Sushil Kumar from Chakkarpur has contracted Influenza Avian H5N1 and died at AIIMS Delhi on July 11.
He gave up on acute myeloid leukemia and related complications.
“Our team observed that six people in the area had the same symptoms of flu and three sore throats.
Our team constantly monitored the health condition of the boy’s family member.
Our team members and nihsad have collected samples from meat knives, tables, cages, etc.
Also, blood samples of family members and neighbors of children were collected to check antibodies in these people.
The results will determine whether they were previously infected with a virus or not, “said Dr.
Virender Yadav, Chief Medical Officer, Gurgaon.
Members of Nihsad, together with the Gurgaon Health Department, collected samples from birds and people in the market to assess the existence of a bird flu virus (H5N1).
The team collected 20 bird swabs and 18 human blood samples.
A total of 70 teams from the Ministry of Health surveyed the area of ​​10 km.
As many as 3,811 houses surveyed in the 3 km area.
Between the 3 km area to 10 km, 68,537 people surveyed.
Deputy Director of the Department, Dr.
Punak Gahlawat said poultry had been found healthy in Gurgaon now.
“A team of Bhopal and the Ministry of Health team collected samples and the results will come after two or three weeks.
After getting a report, we can plan further action.
Until now, we are carrying out intensive screenings in the area.” “The process of collecting this sample It is important to determine whether there is an infected in the area or not.
When the boy is infected, it is very important to identify where he gets a virus.
So far, we have not witnessed unusual deaths and symptoms in birds, “he added.
Meanwhile, he also showed that 28 teams of the Ministry of Livestock had been formed to conduct inspections in 18 poultry farms throughout the city.