Bird flu confirmed in NW Bangladesh

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2007-09-26 21:10:50

DHAKA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Some 6,000 chickens were culled at Sahapur village in Sadar sub-district in Bangladesh's northwestern Bogra district, 170 km of capital Dhaka Tuesday night following the detection of avian influenza virus in a poultry farm. The private news agency UNB on Wednesday reported that Nakul Saha, owner of the poultry farm, took several dead chickens for laboratory test on suspicion that they might have died of bird flu.

The laboratory test confirmed that the chickens died of avian influenza.

The avian influenza virus was first detected in a poultry farm in Savar, 25 km west of the Dhaka in March this year. Laboratory test results showed the existence of influenza virus of H5N1 variety. Tens of thousands of poultry birds were culled.
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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Bird flu confirmed in NW Bangladesh

4,500 chickens culled in Bogra

Staff Correspondent, Bogra

Over 4,500 fowls were culled on Tuesday night after detection of avian influenza virus at a poultry farm of Lahoripara union in Bogra.

Hasan Shamim Iqbal, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Bogra Sadar Police Station, said 4,683 fowls were buried in presence of a magistrate.

Poultry farm owner Nakul Saha told the journalists that after the death of 1,317 fowls, he took samples to Jaypurhat Veterinary Research Centre for lab test on September 22.

After the test, it was confirmed that those were affected by avian influenza (type H5). They also referred to Bangladesh Veterinary Research Centre at Savar for the final test.

The experts at the Dhaka centre sent a fax to Nakul on Tuesday night asking him to cull the fowls.

A three-member team led by Dr Abdul Baki, chief scientific officer of the centre, visited the area.

District Livestock Resources Officer Qauzi Shahadat Hossain said the farm was sealed off and one kilometre area around it had been declared affected zone.

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