Already West Bengal has sealed its borders following reports of unusual mortality of 50 birds in Malda district on Sunday. Samples have been sent to the Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Kolkata as well as to Bhopal.
A high-level team of officials of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying returned here after inspecting the culling operations and reviewing the situation in Assam.
Sources said Christmas demand in Meghalaya raised fears of smuggling in of poultry and turkey from Assam. The State government was asked to seal its borders.
Gargi Parsai
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