Some 2,646 chickens, ducks and pigeons were culled and 1,140
eggs destroyed in Bangladesh's southern Patuakhali district, about
160 km south of capital Dhaka Thursday night after detection of
avian influenza.
District Livestock office sources were quoted by private news
agency as saying that some crows and chickens died in the district
on Tuesday.
Being informed, the livestock official collected sample of some
chickens and sent those to Dhaka for laboratory test.
As avian influenza was detected in the sample after the test, 11
teams were formed comprising joint forces and members of district
Bird Flu Prevention Committee to conduct operation in the town for
culling chickens.
The teams conducted operation in one-km area of the town
overnight and culled the poultry birds and destroyed the eggs.
The avian influenza virus was first detected in a poultry farm
in Savar, about 30 km northwest of Dhaka early in 2007. Recently,
detections of avian influenza have been reported in several
districts across the country.
(Xinhua News Agency January 26, 2008)