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    Bihar seeks Centre's help to probe crow death
    PTI | 03:03 PM,Mar 05,2012

    Patna, Mar 5 (PTI) The state government today sought Centre's help to investigate the death of crows due to mysterious reasons in several districts of Bihar. Replying to a question by JD(U) MLA Krishnandan Yadav during zero hour, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said that the state government has sought Centre's help to investigate the cause of the death of crows in several districts of Bihar recently. Centre's help was required as the crows did not die only in Bihar but in other states too, he said.
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    Re: Bihar seeks Centre's help to probe crow death

    Source: http://www.punjabnewsline.com/conten...bird-flu/37538

    Bihar SOS to centre on tackling bird flu
    Friday, March 9, 2012 - 12:30
    Source:
    Punjab Newsline Network
    PATNA:Bird flu or avian influenza is threatening Bihar's poultry industry and an SOS has been sent to the central government on tackling the deadly H5N1 virus as the state lacks the resources to do so, a Bihar minister said.

    The SOS was sent after the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) attributed the deaths of a number of crows across the state to the H5N1 virus, Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh said.

    "In January, samples were sent to HSADL. Last month it found bird flu of H5N1 grade behind the death of crows in the state," Singh said. He said that the state government had sent an SOS to the central government to send a specialised team to Bihar for tackling the disease as the state lacks testing facilities...

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