Imphal, April 18: Under the aegis of the Health Directorate, CMO Imphal and Manipur Voluntary Health Association, a one day sensitisation workshop on Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) was held today at the conference hall of the Manipur Voluntary Health Association (MVHA).

The workshop was attended by Director of Health Services Dr Th Suresh, Director of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Dr Th Dorendra and secretary of MVHA N Sarat as guests of honour, chief guest and president respectively.

The workshop on IDSP focused mainly on avian influenza.

Speaking on the occasion Dr Th Biren noted that no case of bird flu has been detected in Manipur.

All the 1472 numbers of blood samples collected from domestic birds from different parts of Manipur were found negative for avian influenza.

Out of 26 blood samples collected from wild birds, none were found infected with the disease, he mentioned.