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While the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal are getting most of the publicity, Bangladesh has seen the return of bird flu this month as well, culling nearly 10,000 birds.
Throughout most of 2007 and during the first half of 2008 Bangladesh fought an almost continual battle against the H5N1 virus, with 47 of 64 districts reporting infections.
This report, from Xinhua News.
Fresh outbreak of bird flu detected in Bangladesh
www.chinaview.cn
2008-12-23 18:47:14
DHAKA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Fresh outbreak of bird flu has been detected in Bangladesh as winter season comes and the authorities have so far culled nearly 10,000 chickens in five districts, a senior government official said.
Muhammad Salehuddin Khan, Director of Bangladesh's Fisheries and Live Stock Department, told Xinhua on Tuesday, "We have detected avian influenza, known as H5N1, in four commercial farms and a household in five districts so far this month."
"Some 9,950 birds of the farms and the household and nearby areas of the country's western Natore, central Gazipur, eastern Narsingdi, and northern Gaibandha and Kurigram districts were culled this month," he said.
"We have taken special steps to stem outbreak of the disease asking farmers to adopt more preventive measures," he said.
Muhammad said his department is yet to confirm the sources of fresh attacks of the disease, "but it may be due to germs of bird flu remained as we faced huge outbreak last winter."
