A health official said no case of influenza H1N1 infection had been reported in Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura. However, these states have banned import of pigs and pork products. The northeastern states share unfenced borders with Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan and China.
"We are on a maximum alert with our rapid action teams are keeping a tight vigil along the international border with Myanmar and Bangladesh and also boundaries with other northeastern states," said Director of Mizoram's animal husbandry and veterinary department, C Sangnghina.
"We are holding regular review meetings and collecting reports from deputy commissioners on the latest situation," he added.
Sale of pork in Mizoram, Tripura, and Manipur has already come down after swine flu cases were reported in the country. Pigs are imported from Myanmar with pork being a favoured delicacy of Mizos.
The state governments of Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Manipur have launched a massive awareness campaign about swine flu as a substantial number of people in the region consume pigs and pork, a possible source of the deadly disease.
"The Manipur government has announced an alert and has taken certain steps to prevent the entry of animals through international border," said Director of Veterinary and animal husbandry department, Thoiba Jiban Singh.
"We are following the standard guidelines in our seven government run pig breeding farms in Tripura and asked the private farms to follow the same," said a senior officer.
The Meghalaya government has also issued a set of directives for the pig breeders.
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