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http://aidailydigest.blogspot.com/2008/12/dni-avian-influenza-daily-digest_09.html#id_35714

12/9/08 ARGUS--A national source reports that ?stray? cases of H5 avian influenza have been reported in Kamrup district in Assam and West Bengal states ?recently?. The source adds that AI cases have also been reported in several districts in the neighboring country of Bangladesh, which lies on the border of West Garo Hills districts in Meghalaya state.

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Import of poultry restricted in NE Indian state of Meghalaya

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%"> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%">2008-12-09 - KUNA</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%"> </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%">NEW DELHI , Dec 9 (KUNA) -- Following the outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Assam, the government of the north-eastern Indian state of Meghalaya has issued an order restricting import of poultry products from Assam, West Bengal and the international border to the state's Garo hills region with immediate effect. The order has been issued as a precautionary measure to prevent any outbreak of the disease that causes large-scale deaths of poultry and other birds, official sources said. Stray cases of bird flu have recently been detected in Assam's Kamrup district, West Bengal and in several districts of Bangladesh which shares a vast border with West Garo Hills district. Consumers in Garo Hills depend heavily on the import of poultry products such as chicken and eggs from outside the state. This being the peak festive season, the demand is all the more high.(end) fyf.ajs KUNA 091652 Dec 08NNNN

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Meghalaya imposes curb on poultry products

SHILLONG: Following the outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Assam, Meghalaya government has issued an order restricting the import of poultry products from Assam, West Bengal and the international border to the state's Garo hills region with immediate e ffect. The order has been issued as a precautionary measure to prevent any outbreak of the disease that causes large-scale deaths of poultry and other birds, official sources said. Stray cases of bird flu have recently been detected in Assam's Kamrup district, West Bengal and in several districts of Bangladesh which shares vast border with West Garo Hills district. Consumers in Garo Hills depend heavily on the import of poultry pr oducts such as chicken and eggs from outside the state. ? PTI

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/27091431.htm

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Import of poultry restricted in Meghalaya

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Following the outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring Assam, Meghalaya government has issued an order restricting the import of poultry products from Assam, West Bengal and the international border to the state's Garo hills region with immediate effect.
The order has been issued as a precautionary measure to prevent any outbreak of the disease that causes large-scale deaths of poultry and other birds, official sources said.
Stray cases of the bird flu have recently been detected in Assam's Kamrup district, West Bengal and even in several districts of Bangladesh which shares a vast border with West Garo Hills district.

Consumers in Garo Hills depend heavily on the import of poultry products such as chicken and eggs from outside the State. This being the peak festive season, the demand is all the more high.
(With inputs from Agencies)

http://timesnow.tv/NewsDtls.aspx?NewsID=23131

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Manipur bans import of poultry products from Assam
IMPHAL, Dec 9 ? Manipur Government has banned import of poultry products including eggs, feed and chicken from Assam following spread of Avian influenza in that State, official sources said today.

An order banning poultry products from neighbouring Assam was issued yesterday by director of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry.

Besides banning poultry products from Assam, Rapid Response Teams (RRTs), which were constituted in Manipur in April last year, were also kept in a state of readiness for taking immediate action to control a possible outbreak of bird flu in the State.

Meanwhile, the Meghalaya Government has also issued an order restricting the import of poultry products from Assam, West Bengal and the international border to the State?s Garo Hills region with immediate effect.

The order has been issued as a precautionary measure to prevent any outbreak of the disease that causes large-scale deaths of poultry and other birds, official sources said.

Consumers in Garo Hills depend heavily on the import of poultry products such as chicken and eggs from outside the State. This being the peak festive season, the demand is all the more high. ? PTI

http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/...id=dec1008/ne1

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West Bengal On High Alert After Bird Flu Hits Assam
Last Updated: 09-12-2008 16:08:02 IST

After receiving confirmation of a Bird Flu outbreak in Assam a few days ago the state health department of West Bengal has put all the districts on high alert. A letter dated 1st December was issued to all the chief medical officers of health in the state by the joint director of public health. Hospitals in the state have been asked to keep tabs on influenza cases. District health officials and administration has also been asked to be prepared to deal with an emergency situation efficiently.

Briefing the media, a senior health department official of West Bengal said, ?On 1st December the Centre notified us of a Bird Flu outbreak in our neighboring state Assam. On that day itself, we have put all our districts on high alert. Primarily, it was decided that only north Bengal districts would be put on alert. But later, all the districts were cautioned because the H5N1 virus has hit Bangladesh too. Earlier this year, Bird Flu entered the state when cattle traders brought poultry to Birbhum from Bangladesh.?

The animal resources development department (ARD) has also decided to increase surveillance on poultry. This time stress has been laid on bordering districts so that no infected bird is brought into the state from Bangladesh. The Centre has also asked the Border Security Force to keep a sharp watch on the cattle traders. and has instructed BSF to prevent them from taking any kind of poultry into the state from Bangladesh.

http://www.india-server.com/news/west-bengal-on-high-alert-after-bird-5073.html

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India likely to ask B?desh to contain bird flu

ASHOK B SHARMA
Posted: 2008-12-08 00:11:21+05:30 IST
Updated: Dec 08, 2008 at 0011 hrs IST

New Delhi: India is likely to ask Bangladesh to help contain the spread of bird flu in the region. This deadly disease related to poultry birds recently occurred in Assam, which borders Bangladesh. Indian authorities feel that the deadly virus has entered the country from Bangladesh
Bird flu has spread to Barpeta, Nalabari and Kamrup districts in Assam leading to culling of over 1,00,000 birds. The worst hit area and the epicentre is Palasbari circle. The neigbouring states like Tripura and Mizoram have sounded a high alert. Bird Flu has been occurring in the country since 2006 and has severely affected the poultry industry and exports. The last incidence of bird flu was reported in West Bengal in February, 2008 and after extensive culling operations and control measures, the world animal health organisation ? OIE ? declared the country as bird flu-free in mid-November, this year. But before some importing countries could lift the ban on Indian exports, the tragedy visited again in the first week of December.
Earlier, there were incidences of bird flu in northeastern India and authorities had maintained that the virus spread from Bangladesh.
The matter was taken up in the forum of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). ?We have asked the ministry of external affairs to take up the issue with Bangladesh for containing the spread of the deadly virus. We are members of the eight-nation body SAARC and the region has to be free of bird flu virus and the cooperation of Bangladesh is absolutely necessary,? said a senior official in the department of animal husbandry.

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/India-likely-to-ask-B-desh-to-contain-bird-flu/395429/

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<!!--subtitlestart--><!!--subtitleend--> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=news01 vAlign=top><!!--bodystart-->The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday warned of bird flu spreading in some Asian countries including Hong Kong, and advised tourists leaving for these countries to take extra caution. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients came down with avian influenza in Vietnam on Oct. 30, in Laos on Nov. 8, in Thailand on Nov. 10, in India on Nov. 21, in Bangladesh on Dec. 2, and in Hong Kong on Dec. 9. So far, a total of 38 people contracted bird flu overseas this year, and 29 of them died. (englishnews@chosun.com )

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http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12110801/H5N1_Bangladesh_Spread.html

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Commentary

H5N1 Spread in Bangladesh
Recombinomics Commentary 07:35
December 11, 2008

Stray cases of bird flu have recently been detected in Assam's Kamrup district, West Bengal and in several districts of Bangladesh which shares a vast border with West Garo Hills district.

The above comments from a Meghalaya alert indicate H5N1 in Bangladesh has spread beyond the confirmed outbreak described in an OIE report filed last month. That outbreak began in October on a commercial poultry farm, and additional outbreaks have not been reported. In contrast, H5N1 has recently rapidly spread across Assam and confirmed cases stretch from Chirang in the northwest to Dibrugarh in the northeast (see satellite map).

Although these recent confirmed outbreaks are unlikely to link directly to Bangladesh (the confirmed outbreak in Dibrugarg is more than 400 miles from the confirmed outbreak in Bangladesh or 200 miles from the nearest Bangladesh border - see updated map), they do suggest significant levels of H5N1 are circulating in the region. The Meghalaya alert also suggests that unreported H5N1 is also in West Bengal.

Last season H5N1 in West Bengal and Bangladesh were not extensively reported until January / February, but villagers in West Bengal indicated poultry began to die in December and there were rumors that unreported outbreaks in Bangladesh in the same time frame were widespread.

Recent alerts by West Bengal and Tripura claim that last year's outbreaks were linked to smuggling from Bangladesh, but the earlier outbreaks were associated with deaths of resident and migratory birds, as well as birds of prey, dogs, and jackals, which would likely spread H5N1, even after borders were sealed.

Therefore, additional outbreaks in Bangladesh are likely at this time, and such outbreaks are likely to increase as the temperature falls. These seasonal changes will to move the H5N1 to the south via migratory birds, and Calcutta has already issued an alert that focused on spread by wild birds.

In the past, H5N1 in West Bengal and Bangladesh has been the Qinghai strain (clade 2.2) and more detailed analysis has indicated the H5N1 in the region (Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India) has been the sub-clade 2.2.3.

Human cases have been reported in Pakistan and Bangladesh in association with outbreaks last year, although the human H5N1 sequences have not been released, which is also true for avian H5N1 from the outbreaks last season or this season.

Release of these sequences, as well as more information on the recent outbreaks cited above, would be useful.


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Bird Flu Related Information up to 03 December, 2008

1. No. of Farms with confirmed H5 Virus 289
2. No. of Districts with Confirmed H5 Virus 47
(Upazilla-128, Metro Thana-14)

( Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayangonj, Tangail, Jamalpur, Jessore, Noakhali, Gaibandha, Magura, Rajbari, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Jaipurhat, Lalmonirhat, Thakurgaon, Naogaon, Bagura, Feni, Pabna, Kurigram, Moulvibazar, Barisal, Rajshahi, Barguna, Natore, Patuakhali, Netrokona, Bhola, Khulna, Manikgonj, Gopalgonj, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Kustia, Jhinaidah, Norsingdhi, Bagerhat, Chittagong, Kishoregonj, Meherpur, Comilla, Shariatpur, Munshigonj, Chandpur, Satkhira, B. Baria)

3. No. of Culled Farms 549

Dhaka-72 (Savar-60, Turagh-01, Demra-01, Mirpur-03, Shabujbagh-01, Lalbagh-01, Nobabgonj-02, Badda-01, Pallabi-01, Dhamrai-01), Gazipur-38, Jamalpur-14, Narayangonj-45, Tangail-18, Jessore-11, Noakhali-03, Gaibandha-05, Magura-01, Rajbari-05, Nilphamari-15, Dinajpur-31, Rangpur-09, jaipurhat-05, Lalmonirhat-04, Thakurgaon-07, Naogaon-03, Bagura-03, Feni-11, Pabna-08, Kurigram-01, Moulvibazar-01, Barisal-07, Barguna-16, Rajshahi-09, Natore-08, Patuakhali-02, Netrokona-01, Bhola-08, Manikgonj-13, Mymensingh-07, Gopalgonj-01, Khulna-15, Sylhet-03, Jhinaidah-04, Kustia-01, Narsingdhi-66, Bagerhat-09, Chittagong-28, Kishoregonj-08, Meherpur-02, Comilla-13, Shariatpur-01, Munshigonj-04, Chandpur-04, Satkhira-05, B.Baria-04)

4. Culled on 03/12/2008 ---

5. Culling up to 03/12/2008 16, 37, 847

http://www.mofl.gov.bd/daily_birdflu_report.pdf

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On 29 September 2008 a layer farm in Naogaon District tested positive for H5N1 after 750 out of 1,100 pullets died. Fresh outbreak of poultry AI was confirmed on 2 December 2008 in northern district of Rangpur. On 28 November 2008, farmers reported unusual poultry mortality to the District Veterinary Officer. Samples tested positive for Influenza A and samples have been submitted to the National Reference Laboratory for AI for sub-typing.

As of 3 December 2008, a total of 289 outbreaks had been recorded in 47 districts out of 64 districts. The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Government of Bangladesh, reported that culling of poultry has taken place in 549 farms. A total of 1,637,847 chickens have been culled.

So far, the first and only human case of H5N1 infection occurred in January 2008.

For further information on poultry AI, please visit the following website: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock www.mofl.gov.bd
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Updated map

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The last update I had was March 10. Between March 10 and Dec 3 the number of outbreaks rose from 224 to 289.
Farms culled rose from 459 to 549.

Some of the biggest jumps in districts were:
Dhaka 55 to 72
Savar 45 to 60
Gazipur 23 to 38
Narayanangoni 27 to 45
Tangail 7 to 18
Jamalpur 9 to 14
Rangpur 7 to 9
Manikgoni 7 to 13
Norsingdhi 53 to 66
Chiiagong 17 to 28
Comilla 6 to 13

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Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12110805/H5N1_Rangpur.html