The Kottayam district authorities and the veterinary department have already killed all the area's ducks. The authorities have also banned the transportation and sale of birds and animals in the area.
With the outbreak of avian influenza being confirmed in Kerala's Alappuzha district, authorities on Thursday began operations to cull 16,000 birds in Haripad municipality
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], January 5 (ANI): Kerala government has declared bird flu as a state-specific disaster and issued a high alert after the outbreak of bird flu was confirmed in certain parts of Kottayam and Alappuzha districts.