RSOE EDIS: India - Biological Hazard - 2009.12.30

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2009-12-30 05:48:15 - Biological Hazard - India EDIS CODE: BH-20091230-24354-IND Date & Time: 2009-12-30 05:48:15 [UTC] Area: India, State of West Bengal, Burdwan District, Not confirmed information! Description: West Bengal is in again in the grip of bird flu or avian influenza scare. More than 2,000 birds, including domestic poultry, were found dead in the remote village of Durmoth at Mongolkot in Burdwan district, prompting the state animal resources development department to send a team to collect samples. The result will be announced within the next few days. The district administration has started an awareness campaign in the village, which was one of the areas hit when bird flu broke out in January 2008. At that time the state had incurred a loss of Rs 500 crore and 4 million birds had to be culled. Thirteen districts were hit by the bird flu menace at that time. “There is no need to panic. The samples have been sent for testing. Birds have died, but there can be a number of reasons behind it. We are prepared to tackle any outbreak,” said Narayan Biswas, state Animal Resource Development Minister. The name of Hazard: H5N1 Species: Animal Status: Confirmed Posted:2009-12-30 05:48:15 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu