Hyderabad: ‘For the past few days we have seen fake messages/posts on social media claiming that broiler chickens are spreading coronavirus, are getting viral. As such there is no scientific evidence to back this claim’, said Dr. P Venkateshwar Reddy, Chief Veterinary Officer of GHMC.
In a press note today, he said the posts that are being circulated on social media claim to have some connection between the ongoing global emergency of Corona Virus and the meat industry, whereas in India there is not a single case of any bird being found positive to Coronavirus. The photos that are being circulated of birds having succumbed to this virus are actually the photographs of birds infected with ‘Ranikhet’ disease. Rumour surrounding Corona Virus is badly affecting the poultry and meat industry and the poultry farmers are put to heavy losses.
He appealed to the public not to believe the fake information that is being provided through social media. ‘Indian cooked chicken and eggs are very safe for consumption. The poultry industry is often blamed by such false rumors. Do not believe these fake agendas being pushed by others’, he added. (NSS)
