By IANS
Bhopal : The Madhya Pradesh government Thursday sounded alert in the state in view of bird flu epidemic in West Bengal even though no case of the deadly virus has been reported here.
There are no cases of bird flu in Madhya Pradesh but instructions have been given to all the district chiefs and departmental officers to remain alert in view of the epidemic in West Bengal, an official statement said.
Constant vigil is being maintained on the dealers who import poultry from other states and the water reservoirs, which are visited by migratory birds, it said.
Last week, 8,799 samples were collected from across the state and sent to High Security Animal Diseases Research Laboratory here. But no traces of bird flu were found.
The officers have also been instructed to take prompt action in case they get report of large-scale and sudden death of birds anywhere in the state.