Some birds were found dead in southern and eastern parts of Kolkata on Friday, triggering panic among residents even as culling operations in bird flu-hit areas of Birbhum and South Dinajpur districts continued at a slow pace.
Prices of broiler chicken had hit the record high in June on supply shortage following the government's decision to cull thousands of birds in the states with Avian Influenza outbreaks.
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Murshidabad District Magistrate Subir Bhadra told PTI that the new case of bird flu was reported from Shamsherganj block of the district. With this, the total number of bird flu affected blocks in the district has risen to 10, Bhadra said. Thirteen of the 19 districts of West Bengal have been declared bird flu-affected after West Midnapore and South 24 Parganas were declared affected on Sunday.
Samples from two more blocks of Nadia district, three blocks of Burdwan district and two blocks of Birbhum districts were confirmed to be positive for bird flu.
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Bird flu continued to spread in West Bengal on Thursday as three more districts of the state reported poultry deaths. The World Health Organisation warned that the outbreak in the state was far more serious than the previous pandemics in Manipur and Maharashtra.
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Some 5,500 birds had died in the farm, following which samples were sent for tests at a laboratory in Islamabad. The tests confirmed the presence of bird flu, officials said.
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While 9 lakh birds were officially claimed to have been culled, the cullers could actually account for only 2.9 lakh birds.
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The culling operation is being carried out in about 50 poultry farms as per initial estimates.
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