Do not panic!!
Recently there have been news of H5N1 Avian influenIn virus cases at Patna zoo which has put the state on alert.


📣 Prevention tips📣

🐔Regular hand washing with proper drying of the hands
🐓Good respiratory hygiene – covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, using tissues and disposing of them correctly

🦅Early self-isolation of those feeling unwell, feverish and having other symptoms of influenza

🦃Avoiding close contact with sick people

🐦Avoiding touching one’s eyes, nose or mouth

📢 Recommended good hygienic practices to reduce exposure to the virus in areas with outbreaks in poultry📢

🐦No birds from flocks with disease should enter the food chain.

🐥Do not eat raw poultry parts, including raw blood, or raw eggs in or from areas with outbreaks in poultry.

🐤Separate raw meat from cooked or ready-to-eat foods to avoid contamination. Do not use the same chopping board or the same knife. Do not handle both raw and cooked foods without washing your hands in between and do not place cooked meat back on the same plate or surface it was on prior to cooking. Do not use raw or soft-boiled eggs in food preparations that will not be heat treated or cooked.
Keep clean and wash your hands. After handling frozen or thawed raw poultry or eggs, wash your hands thoroughly with soap. Wash and disinfect all surfaces and utensils that have been in contact with the raw meat.

🐣Cook thoroughly: Thorough cooking of poultry meat will inactivate the virus. Either ensure that the poultry meat reaches 70°C at the centre of the product (“piping” hot) or that the meat is not pink in any part. Egg yolks should not be runny or liquid.

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