Avian influenza outbreak in eastern India, unconfirmed H5N1

according to the Indian Express reported on the 14th
the eastern Indian state of West Bengal recently appeared in the avian influenza outbreak,but the preliminary test results can not confirm whether the outbreak is caused by the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virusThe reportthat tens of thousands of poultry have diedin the past 10 days in the Bilpham region of West Bengal,West Bengal's Minister of Animal Resources Development, Rahman, saidvirus samples have been sent to the Indian AnimalDiseaseAdvanced Safety Laboratory for testing, initial reports indicate that this is a bird flu virus, but it is not certain whether it is the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virusThe local government has taken measures to stop poultry trading and other measures to prevent the spread of the epidemicRahman said authorities will cull the poultry as appropriateThe report also noted that India's central government has expressed concern about the outbreak and sent personnel to investigate2006, a large-scale outbreak of avian influenza was reported in India, and several outbreaks of avian influenza in northeastern India 2007