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Bird flu  reported Dhalai district ,Tripura
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SPECIALCORRESPONDENT on 07 April, 2008 01:26:00
 
Authorities in Tripura on Sunday confirmed the presence of avian influenza virus
in the Kamalpur area of Dhalai district. “We received preliminary
confirmation on Sunday of bird flu in a bordering town Kamalpur, in remote
Dhalai district,” the state's top official A Roy Barman who went to the
spot for investigation told reporters over phone.
More than 3000 chickens, ducks, crows and other birds had first fallen sick and
then died reportedly died during the past one week.
Adding further, Barman stated that samples from dead birds were sent to the
state-run High Security Research Laboratory in the central Indian city of Bhopal
had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus.
Official said the culling would start on Tuesday.