SUMMARY OF PREPAREDNESS, CONTROL AND CONTAINMENT ...

SUMMARY OF PREPAREDNESS, CONTROL AND CONTAINMENT FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA IN THE STATE OF
HIMACHAL PRADESH
S.No.
Activity
1 State Level Task Force
Action Taken / Preparedness
• The State Level Task Force has been Constituted comprising of the following:-
Chief Secretary –Chairman
Principal Secretary, Health, -Member
Principal Secretary, Forests, -Member
Secretary, Animal Husbandry, -Member
Director General of Police H.P, -Member
Chief Wild Life Warden-Member
Director, Health and Family Welfare, -Member
Dr. R.K. Sood, (Member Secretary-State Council for Science, Technology & Environment)-Member,
Director, Animal Husbandry—Member Secretary
2 General • Bird Flu Action Plan-2006 has been communicated to all the Joint Directors and Deputy
Directors (AH&B) of all the Districts.
• Recommendations received from the GOI have been communicated from time to time to all the
Dy. Directors of the State.
• Daily reporting being done by the Dy. Directors and the report collated at the Directorate level for
its further communication to the Govt. of India.
• A Control Room setup in the Directorate of Animal Husbandry, HP with contact no. 0177-
2830089, 94180-85640 (Dr. Vikram Singh), 94180-92015 (Dr. Neeraj Mohan)
• Director, Animal Husbandry shall lead the operations if need be.
• As per the Bird Flu Action Plan-2006, respected Deputy Commissioners have been made
Chairman of District Level Coordination Committee with its following members:-

3 Identification of
Infected and
surveillance zones.
District Level Coordination Committee
1. Deputy Commissioner, (District...)Chairman
2. Superintendent of Police , Member
3.Additional District Magistrate
Member
4. Chief Medical Officer Member
5. Divisional Forest Officer Member
6. Executive Officer, (MC) Member
7. Superintendent Engineer (PWD) Member
8. Project Officer, DRDA Member
9. District Panchayat Officer Member
10.Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry-Member Secretary.
Role of Deputy Commissioner:- Control operations require co-ordination of activities of several
agencies especially at district level. District Collector/Deputy Commissioner has to play a central and cocoordinating
role especially concerning aspects of quarantine, closure of shops, compensation (payment
and verification), movement control, ban on sale of poultry related products, administering and
developing vaccination plan, clean-up, maintaining supply lines for equipments etc.
Field level staff of the Department of Animal Husbandry has been prepared for control and containment
operations.
4 Rapid Response Teams 48 teams (Cullers and Vaccinators) of 5 members each have been constituted from all over the State. (4
RRT’s per District).
• Access Persons/points for communication with the Govt. of India have been notified as under:-
Sr .No Name and Designation of Officers Telephone Numbers
1. Dr. B.C.Bist,-Director (A.H.) H.P.Shimla-5 0177-2830089 (O)
0177-2831232 (R)

5 Personal Protective
Equipment
2. Dr. Neeraj Mohan V.O.(Epid)Shimla-5 0177-2830168 (O)
0177-2623201 (R)
94180-92015 (Cell)
3. Dr. Vikram Singh Vashist.V.O.(D.I.Lab)
Shimla-5
0177-2830168 (O)
0177-2623530 (R)
94180-85640 (Cell)
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (1000) for Direct/Indirect Handlers have been procured and
distributed to the field functionaries as under:-
80-90 Kits have been distributed to each District with over 200 PPE Kits kept as buffer stock at
The Directorate level.
Surveillance kits as mentioned in Annexure-I of the Action Plan have been distributed in each district.
3500 serum vials,1200 test tubes and 10 no. Refrigerators have been distributed to field functionaries. 20
automatic vaccinators have been kept at HQ level for meeting any eventuality.
24 no. Fogging Machines have been distributed in each district as under:-
1-2 Fogging machines have been distributed to each District and 4 Foggers have been kept as
Buffer at The Directorate level.
6 Tamiflu This matter pertains to the Department of Health & Family. Director Health informed that if need be
Tamiflu shall be available in 24 Hrs.
7 Regulation to access to Director General of Police, HP and Deputy Commissioners have been requested to coordinate and
infected premises /
restrictions on
movement etc.
8 De-population of
affected flock (Para 2.9
to 2.13 of Action Plan).
implement such regulations.
District level RRTs (Cullers) have been trained for the same using appropriate methods as under:
Anesthetics (Phenobarbitone) / Neck Dislocation
9 Disposal, Cleaning &
disinfection of the
premises and farm
S. Issues Replies By Whom
No.
1 Fumigation Field level staff of the Department of Animal Husbandry in

implements. In the
event of confirmed
outbreak
of farm
premises in
case of
confirmed
outbreak
coordination with the Municipal Corporation Sewage Disposal Staff
shall perfom.the following operations:-
As per the Action Plan the units are to be fumigated once in a
fortnight. After completion of control operations, sanitization
certificate will be issued by the State Government indicating that the
operations have been completed. No poultry will be re-stocked in the
operational area for three months from the date of sanitization.
Therefore fortnightly disinfection of farm premises will be carried out
during this period. It is clarified that fortnightly disinfection of farm
premises will be carried by spraying in open areas and by fumigation
in closed areas.
2 Process of Fogging shall be performed by the Municipal Corporation Sewage
Disposal Staff as under:-
In consultation with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India it is
clarified that fogging may not be carried out in residential areas. Spraying with
disinfectant will be more useful. It is further clarified that Formalin may not be used
in inhabited areas as it is considered to be an irritant for humans especially for eyes.
Other alternative such as Triolocid concentrate, Virkon S and Sodium Hypochlorite
have been suggested by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and can be used for
spraying in residential areas.
3 Disposal of culled birds and soil shall be performed by the PWD staff by use of
JCBs / Earth Movers in presence of the Animal Husbandry Staff (Cullers)
It is clarified that the soil should not be carried out of a farm premises but should be
leveled out within the same farm premises.
4 Disposal of unused and sealed medicines :-
Such medicines will also have to be destroyed while conducting control operations
by the staff of AH Department.
5 Agricultural
growth
within
infected
farms
premises
It is clarified that all standing crop and agricultural produce on the
infected farm premises are required to be destroyed by the Owner in
presence of the Revenue Department Officials.
However, subsequent produce in the next cropping cycle from the
agricultural lands within the farm premises can be allowed for
consumption.

6 Surveillance
on other
species
The migratory, wild and domestic birds should be a part of the overall
surveillance to be done by the Wild Life/Forest Department. If
unusual mortality is observed samples should be collected and
forwarded for testing.
10 Vaccination If need be Vaccine shall be procured in consultation with GOI by Field level staff of the Department of
Animal Husbandry (Designated Vaccinators and District level RRTs)
Cold chain facility and method of transporting to affected area in Vaccine carrier is available with the
Department of Animal Husbandry. However, the Ice-Line Vehicle for transport of Vaccine is not
available.
11 Compensation Compensation shall be met as per GOI norms by the concerned Deputy Commissioner (District
Administration) as per following rates:
(Rs. 30/ Broiler, 40/- Layer, 10/- Chick)
12 Sero-surveillance work
undertaken
13. Training of Vets and
Paravets
Total Number of Serum samples collected up Jan’2008 by the field level staff of the Department of
Animal Husbandry : 4500
4000 samples found Negative (till Dec’2007)
Report awaited of samples sent in Jan’2008-500
Phase-manner one-day training on collection, preservation and dispatch of samples for Bird Flu
surveillance, especially for the personnel (VO’s and Vety. Pharmacists) employed in close proximity to
the Wetlands/Bird Sanctuaries is being carried out at RDDL. Until now 290 Vets and 270 paravets have
been trained. Now District wise trainings to train 100% Vet and paravet staff has been planned which
shall be completed in the next five months form the funds to be provided by GOI.