Published Date:
28 January 2008
VETERINARY staff in eastern India are capturing chickens in night-time raids on the backyards of homes to surprise villagers unwilling to part with their poultry as an outbreak of bird flu spreads.
Bird flu has spread to 13 of West Bengal's 19 districts, with samples of dead chickens testing positive in two new districts.
Experts fear the H5N1 strain could mutate into a form easily transmitted from person to person.
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Last Updated:
28 January 2008 11:34 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Bird flu
