On 29 September 2008 a layer farm in Naogaon District tested positive for H5N1 after 750 out of 1,100 pullets died. Fresh outbreak of poultry AI was confirmed on 2 December 2008 in northern district of Rangpur. On 28 November 2008, farmers reported unusual poultry mortality to the District Veterinary Officer. Samples tested positive for Influenza A and samples have been submitted to the National Reference Laboratory for AI for sub-typing.
As of 3 December 2008, a total of 289 outbreaks had been recorded in 47 districts out of 64 districts. The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Government of Bangladesh, reported that culling of poultry has taken place in 549 farms. A total of 1,637,847 chickens have been culled.
So far, the first and only human case of H5N1 infection occurred in January 2008.
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