Delhi, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand are the latest to confirm bird flu amid nationwide efforts to contain the spread. Seven other states - Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat - had earlier confirmed Avian Influenza as the cause of the recent bird deaths. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture today summoned senior officials of the Ministry of Animal Husbandry to examine the availability of animal vaccines in the country. Haryana has reported the highest number of bird deaths; more than 4 lakh birds have died in the last few weeks. Jammu and Kashmir and Chhattisgarh are also on alert. "There has been no case of human transmission," Minister of Animal Husbandry Giriraj Singh said today, urging everyone to eat "properly cooked chicken, preferably at 70 degrees Celsius".
