Via IBN Live News, a report datelined Agartala: Bird flu reappears in Tripura. Tripura shares a long border with Bangladesh; India and Bangladesh enjoy blaming one another for bird flu outbreaks. Excerpt:
Bird flu has reappeared in Lembucherra area, about 45 km from here, official sources said today. Following reports of deaths of poultry birds in the area, blood samples were collected and examined and H5 strain of avian influenza virus was found, officials said.
More than 2,000 ducks and birds would be culled tomorrow in the area. Meanwhile, the state administration has formed 16 rapid response teams to cull the ducks and birds in the area.
