Poultry Farm Closed Down Near Calcutta After Unusual Deaths Of Chickens, Official Says

Preliminary tests indicated the chickens may have died from Newcastle disease, a highly contagious respiratory virus, and not the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, said Dilip Das, director of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.

Newcastle disease affects all species of birds, but is not known to attack humans.

Samples have been sent to India's High Risk Animal Disease Laboratory in the central Indian city of Bhopal for a final determination, Das said.

The chicken farm is located on the outskirts of Calcutta, capital of West Bengal state.

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Source: International Herald Tribune

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