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Delhi Zoo Reopens to Visitors After H5N1 Outbreak

Regulators cleared the National Zoological Park after four rounds of negative NIHSAD tests tied to the last H5N1 case.

Overview

  • The park had been closed to visitors since August 30 following detection of avian influenza in the waterbird aviary on August 28.
  • Officials said the last confirmed positive was recorded on September 1, with no fresh positives since then.
  • Samples were collected at 15-day intervals across four rounds, including an October 30 batch that tested negative.
  • The Union environment ministry approved reopening, and the zoo said strict biosafety and surveillance will continue.
  • At least 12 birds, including painted storks and black-headed ibis, died during the outbreak, marking the zoo's third avian-flu closure after 2016 and 2021.