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Bird Flu Outbreak Affects Poultry Business in Manipur
Most poultry shops in State capital Imphal remained closed for the second consecutive day on Friday. Shops of small poultry dealers in the traditional Murgi Bazar of Khwairamband Market remained closed, affecting small-scale poultry business.
"It's been three days and we have not made any sale. Most of our chickens are lying at home and maybe some of them are dead too," claimed Kamalud-din, a poultry trader.
Poultry dealers feel the prices of chicken may fall drastically, as consumers are wary of eating chicken. Markets have experienced sluggish sales since reports of bird flu were confirmed on July 25.
"Chickens are not available in the market anymore. The Government has imposed a ban on its sale. The police have shutdown all poultry shops. We are unable to sell them. Some customers do come. But they account for only one in 100," said I. Dolen Singh, a poultry shop owner.
Over 9,000 chickens have been killed in and around Chingmeirong village on the outskirts of Imphal, before being thrown into huge pits and then covered with lime, salt and soil.
People working in the poultry unit or veterinary workers dealing with the outbreak are not showing flu symptoms, but they have been given the anti-flu drug ‘Tamiflu’.
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