Bird Flu In Pet Cats in Chhindwara

Chhindwara, 28 February 2025: A case of bird flu (H5N1) has been reported in pet cats in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. For the first time in the country, a case of bird flu has been reported in pet cats.

After this, the administration has taken strict steps and banned the sale and purchase of mutton, chicken, and eggs in the district for 30 days.

Also, all mutton and chicken shops in the infected areas have been sealed. The surrounding areas have been declared as containment zones. Ward numbers 6,7,8, 28, 29, 30, 31, 41, and 45 of the municipal corporation have been declared infected. Apart from this, poultry farms, and goat farms across the district are being investigated. Five samples of chickens from a poultry farm in the Mohkhed area have been found positive.

Bird flu is a type of influenza. Influenza is an H5N1 virus. It started with water fountains, but it began to infect the poultry industry very quickly. Domestic poultry can be infected by it. If it infects a bird, they are more likely to die quickly, but these birds continue to spread the virus for more than 10 days. Significantly, it
does not spread from person to person. There have been no cases of human-to-human transmission, so there has not been a pandemic yet, but the virus can spread from birds to humans.

There have been reports of outbreaks of bird flu infection i.e. avian influenza in ten states of the country. After Delhi and Maharashtra, bird flu was also confirmed in Uttarakhand on Monday. New Delhi: Given the rising number of bird flu cases, the Centre has asked states not to close poultry markets or restrict the sale of poultry as there have been no scientific reports of transmission of bird flu to humans.

People who are exposed to poultry are more likely to get the flu. However, no such case has been found so far, in which bird flu has been detected that bird flu spreads from human to human. Signs and symptoms of bird flu can begin to appear as early as two to seven days after infection, depending on the type of flu. In most cases, the symptoms are similar to those of conventional influenza, including cough, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, headaches, and shortness of
breath. If you have a fever, cough, and body ache and have recently been to any part of the world where birds have been found dead due to bird flu, get your doctor checked immediately.

People who are exposed to poultry are more likely to get the flu. However, no such case has been found so far, in which bird flu has been detected that bird flu spreads from human to human. Signs and symptoms of bird flu can begin to appear as early as two to seven days after infection, depending on the type of flu. In most cases, the symptoms are similar to those of conventional influenza, including cough, fever, sore throat, muscle aches, headaches, and shortness of
breath. If you have a fever, cough, and body ache and have recently been to any part of the world where birds have been found dead due to bird flu, get your doctor checked immediately.