Status Report on Avian Influenza in Assam and West Bengal as on 15.01.09
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West Bengal         The containment operations are on in epicenters reported in the Darjeeling District.  290 health workers are conducting active house to house surveillance. So far about 41996 birds have been culled. 121 Animal Health workers are under chemoprophylaxis. The state has sufficient stock of Oseltamivir and PPE. Assam Since the first notification of Avian Influenza in Assam on 27.11.2008, 17 other epicenters, spread over eight districts have been notified. The last notification was on 24.12.2008. No new centres have been notified. Brief of containment operations  ·         So far a total of 4,83,831 birds have been culled. ·         A total of 110 Animal Health workers, who were deployed for the culling activity are on Chemoprophylaxis. Surveillance ·         Central government RRTs is covering the epicenters notified on 24.12.2008. They are working with the state RRT teams. ·         Active house to house surveillance for 10 days post culling/ mopping is over in earlier notified areas. In these areas passive surveillance is continuing.   ·         In areas notified on 24th Dec. 2008 active house to house surveillance is being followed in 0-3 km zone.  In 3-10 km area surveillance is conducted in phases. As per the reports received, a population of 37347 was covered in 0-3 Km area and 56440 in 3-10 km area. ·         No cases of Upper Respiratory Infection [URI] with fever were detected ·         No cases of URI with fever in the outpatient department were detected in the identified health facilities. ·         772 Health Workers are deployed for surveillance. Logistics 40,000 capsules of Tamiflu, 12,000 surgical masks, 1200 personal protective equipments, 400 N-95 masks, 50 bottles of tamiflu syrup  and 8 ventilators have been supplied by MoHFW. Sufficient anti-viral drugs and PPE are in stock with the State Government. Communication ·         Messages to create public awareness are being telecast/ broadcast in local channels and AIR. ·         Local campaign such as miking and interpersonal communication is followed in all epicenters. Monitoring ·         The situation is being monitored on a daily basis. No human case of avian influenza has been reported.   DS/Gk/flu-430