#4064
Martin W
Participant
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    Mar 06, Colombo: People of the Rathnapura area are chasing away the
    large flocks of birds which add beauty and fame to the famous gem
    city of Sri Lanka.

    Fire crackers and other methods used to chase the migrant birds which
    gather in large numbers during the season have become a nuisance to
    both the birds and people. Panic created after the eruption of bird
    flu in neighbouring India has already affected the poultry industry
    in Sri Lanka.

    Provincial Deputy Director of Health Mr. D.A.B. Dangalle has prompted
    the epidemiology department of the Colombo National Hospital to
    conduct an investigation and the research carried out by a team of
    doctors of the Peradeniya Veterinary Research Institute has proved
    that Rathnapura birds cause no health hazard. They examined a number
    of poultry farms in the area as chickens are the most prone to the
    epidemic.

    People chase Rathnapura birds in fear of bird flu