New Delhi: Advising people on safe ways to consume meat, poultry products amid Avian Influenza or ‘Bird Flu’ outbreak in a few districts of Kerala, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that there was nothing to worry about consuming eggs and meat but only precaution has to be taken that these should be fully cooked.
“A few reports of migratory and wild birds dying from bird flu have been reported. Cook the meat and eggs completely before eating. There is nothing to worry. All possible help is being given and states have been alerted,” Mr Giriraj Singh tweeted in Hindi.
He also shared Avian Flu spread in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan, where 12 epicentres have been identified.
Sharing the status of Avian Flu, the Ministry said that the India had notified the first outbreak of avian influenza in 2006 and infection in humans is not yet reported in India though the disease is zoonotic.
