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New outbreaks of bird flu continue to erupt in West Bengal nearly six weeks after the original crisis was deemed `under control'. This time, it is the Jalpaiguri District in the north.
A not-so-gentle reminder just how difficult it is to eradicate the H5N1 virus once it settles into an area.
Jalpaiguri declared bird flu-affected
27 Mar 2008, 1317 hrs IST,
JALPAIGURI: Jalpaiguri became the third district to be declared bird flu-hit for the second time after Malda and Murshidabad, with death of 112 chicken reported from its Sadar sub-division, official sources said on Thursday.
The deaths occurred among backyard poultry in Boalmari under Jalpaiguri Sadar sub-division, Banamali Roy of Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad said.
Samples sent to the High Security Animal Diseases Laboratory (HSADL) in Bhopal had tested positive for H5N1 virus, Roy said.
The district administration has convened a meeting on Thursday to chalk out a strategy to combat the situation, Roy said.
Over a week ago, avian flu was reported from English Bazar in Malda and Raghunathganj and Jiaganj areas in Murshidabad district.
Avian flu deaths among poultry had been reported earlier from Falakata area in Jalpaiguri district.
