One New Case of Bird Flu in West Bengal
INDIA - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about one new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in West Bengal.
20 February 2009
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The Indian authorities have sent Follow Up Report No. 8 to OIE, reporting one new outbreak of HPAI.
The new outbreak was in Harirampur, in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal. There were 35 birds affected in a rural backyard flock of 1500 birds.
The presence of the H5N1 virus sub-type was confirmed.
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