The death of two street dogs after reportedly consuming dead chicks caused bird flu scare at Ramgarh in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district with the district administration ordering a probe.
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Purwar told reporters that he had asked the team, formed to look into the reported incident, to submit a report within 24 hours.
Appealing to the people not to get panicky, he said the administration was waiting for submission of report by the high-level team for deciding on the next action.
Local people claimed that the street dogs died sometimes after consuming dead chicks, which were lying near a poultry farm in Ramgarh town on Saturday.
Ramgarh Sub-Divisional Officer D Choubey went to the area to ascertain the fact and take stock of the situation.