Further to the reports of deaths of wild birds at Sukhna lake in Chandigarh, and notification by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DAHDF), Government of India regarding outbreak of Avian Influenza H5N1 among the wild birds of Sukhna Lake on 17 December 2014, the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda, directed immediate dispatch of a central team of three members to visit and technically assist the Union Territory of Chandigarh in managing Avian Influenza, and for preventing this from affecting humans.
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