Bengaluru:  Hens at a chicken  stall in Bengaluru  have contracted Bird Flu. Even the NIHSD  Laboratory has confirmed H5N1 virus in the dead hens causing  some amount of panic among members of the general public.

Several  hens had died at a   chicken stall  at Dasarahalli in Yelahanka   in Bengaluru on December 25. Samples of these birds were then  sent to the  Bhopal NIHSD lab which has now confirmed the virus strain.

 A team of officials immediately visited the chicken stall  and also  ordered shutting down of nearby chicken stalls as a precautionary measure.

Meanwhile, the area in the one km radius of the Dasarahalli Bhuvaneshwari Nagar has been declared  an infected area while  the area within the radius of one to 10 kms has  been kept on alert.

BBMP Health officials have said that there was no need for panic as things were under control.

Precautionary measure : As  a precautionary measure  general public should not consume  chicken  which is not  boiled at a temperature above  70 degree Celsius. Even half baked chicken or eggs should not be consumed.

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Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.

"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.

"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.

"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.

The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.