After consistently denying human infections, the Health Ministry said that there is "distinct possibility" of humans being infected by the virus and that those suspected of infection have been quarantined. Animal Husbandry Secretary P.M.A. Hakeem faulted the Maharashtra Government for late delivery of notification to the Federal Government. He said his officials found a citation of the outbreak in a vernacular paper and rushed to the site even before the state notified the Federal Government. Despite the threat of the pandemic for over 2 years, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) does not have the latest equipment to credibly test samples and took them 7 days to confirm that it was avian flu—an overall delay of 13 days. The Government is now importing two advanced test systems from France and is expected to be in place in a couple of days. These machines will be able to detect the virus in 90 minutes. The Government still does not have any answers to the root cause for the outbreak and agencies are generally blaming each other on clearances, access, and restrictions. Meanwhile, a whinny poultry industry official said that in just 3 days after the outbreak of the pandemic, the poultry sector reported that the industry has so far lost USD 55 million. They denied the presence of bird flu virus in India and even insinuated a conspiracy by multi-national companies to bankrupt the domestic companies. Broiler chicken prices fell sharply as airlines, railways, and consumers stopped serving and eating chicken. With bans on Indian poultry and products from SAARC and other nations, the export of eggs has come to a complete stop. Vice Chancellor of Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries University Srinivas Gowda said that India was better placed than China and Vietnam. Unlike in those countries, poultry business in India is isolated and there is no collateral damage to porcine livestock as the disease spreads easily.