India - Bird Flu poultry outbreak feared in Kulti, West Bengal

[Ronan Kelly]

Bird Flu outbreak feared in Kulti
8 November 2011

DURGAPUR, 8 NOV: Nearly 500 chickens died in the Kulti area of Asansol in three days spreading apprehension of Bird Flu outbreak in the area.
Locals witnessed chickens dying in poultry farms, domestic places since Sunday in the Patiyana Mahalla area under ward number 25 of the Kulti Municipality. Mr Selim Akhtar, the ward commissioner, said: ?The successive deaths of the birds have raised the apprehension whether it was Bird Flu.? He said: ?I have informed the matter to the Asansol sub-divisional administration.?
The SDO, Asansol, Mr Sandip Dutta said that the matter has been brought to the notice of the animal husbandry officials for inspection and sample collection. sns

http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=389315&catid=42

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: India - Bird Flu poultry outbreak feared in Kulti, West Bengal

Going back through bird deaths in W Bengal this winter;

:tiphat: Treyfish.
The death of two hundred chickens and geese, the bird flu fears
Nov 22, 08:22 pm

Falakata: Mathabanga in the last several days, the number of blocks in different parts of the Gram Panchayat Phoolbari nearly two hundred indigenous chickens and swans have been killed. This series is not to stop. Discussed in the chicken and the goose is getting killed due to bird flu.
On receipt of property portfolio District creature came a delegation to investigate the situation. The team took blood samples of dead chickens sent to investigate him. Especially in the event of death of chickens and swans Japbadhi, Dharerpadh, agriculture and other areas are. The goose and chicken meat and eggs from the local people have stopped eating. Said Dr. thrill Board in charge of block Bieldio creature estate department has been contacted in this regard. Birds in the primary investigation team MARS / Ranirket are a victim of the disease. Chicken and goose's death still continues.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/westbengal/4_13_8527254.html

:tiphat: Commonground


Disease Event Detail print
General Info
Disease Event ID // Reporting date // Observation date
165984 // 20/11/2011 // 20/11/2011

Location
Region // Admin 1 (Country) // Locality // Lat/Long // Coords quality
Asia // West Bengal (India) // West Bengal // 23.8025082584/87.9924521494 // Centroid Admin1

Diagnosis
Status // Disease // Serotype // Source
Denied // Highly pathogenic avian influenza // H5N1 // FAO Field Officer


Species affected // An.Type // An.Class // Species

Domestic // Birds // duck
Domestic // Birds // unspecified bird
http://empres-i.fao.org/empres-i/2/obd?idOutbreak=165984