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No Laboratory Confirmed Human Case of Avian Influenza Reported in Country So Far: MoS Health
News 18There are no laboratory confirmed human cases of avian influenza reported in the country till date, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told the Lok Sabha on Friday. The National Institute of High Security Animal Disease, Bhopal is conducting laboratory testing for bird flu in meat products in the country, Choubey said in a written reply. Two referral laboratories – National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad and Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi are dedicated for the purpose of testing meat and fish, he said. He said 25 notified primary food testing laboratories and some Referral Laboratories – CALF – National Dairy Development Board, Gujarat, CIFT, Kochi, NRC, Meat, Hyderabad, National Food Testing Lab, Kolkata as well as national reference laboratory — Edward Food Research and Analysis Centre, Kolkata have facilities for testing of antibiotic residues.
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