Patna : With Patna Zoo still under chain and lock due to an outbreak of bird flu that claimed lives of six peacocks in the last ten days, one more white peacock died while being in the quarantine cage on late Friday night along with another one on Saturday morning causing a sense of panic among the zoo official.

With the latest deaths, Patna Zoo is now left with only one white peacock that continues to remain isolated in the quarantine cage that is said to be doing well so far.

Interestingly, just a couple of days ago both senior veterinarian D. Jitendra Kumar and Zoo director Amit Kumar had claimed that the zoo had succeeded in containing the spreading of H5N1, or bird flu virus, the latest deaths contradict their claims.

Meanwhile, a two-member team of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Uttar Pradesh, arrived in Patna on Saturday to review the situation.

On Sunday evening, workers in white hazmat suits were seen spraying chemical around the bird cages in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus.

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