Overview

• Samples from two dead painted storks sent on August 27 tested positive for H5N1 at NIHSAD, Bhopal, on August 28.
• Visitor entry is suspended from Saturday until further notice as a precautionary measure.
• Zoo authorities have activated the national avian-influenza action plan, enforcing strict biosecurity, segregation, and environmental sampling.
• Officials outlined intensive checks for the next 21 days and repeat sampling about every 15 days, with reopening contingent on consecutive negative results.
• All captive and migratory birds are being closely monitored, and tiger and lion cubs are under special observation.