Avian influenza outbreak is spreading in West Bengal, India

The recent outbreak of avian influenza in Places Birpham, West Bengal, India,has spread rapidly to five townships in the state's western, northern and southern, and to the Kolkata region, the state's capitalThe rapid spread of the bird flu outbreak in West Bengal is due to the fact that the vast majority of farmers in the area are raising chickens as a major source of income and that the close proximity of farms makes the spread difficult to control, the Hindu newspaper reportedThe local government has banned the import and export of live chickens and chickens,eggs in areas where the outbreak has been detected, and is inspecting,culling and destroying live chickens in the affected areasis reported to bein the worst-affected Bilpham region,400,000 chickens will be destroyed by next SaturdayIndia's central government has also deployed personnel and drugs to West BengalThe Times of India reportedIndian government testreport confirmed that, dead chickens in the Bilpham area of were infected with the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus