Bird flu panic in Cooch Behar

Bird flu panic in Cooch Behar
COOCH BEHAR, Jan. 25: The villagers of Uttar Dangkoba under Pachagarh gram panchayat in Mathabhanga sub-division are grappling with a bird flu panic in the wake of birds’ deaths in thousands over the last five days. The Pachagarh gram panchayat pradhan, Mr Kajal Roy, has drawn the attention of the higher authorities to the suspected renewed advent of the Avian Flu in the district. Asked to comment, the deputy director of the animal resource development department in Cooch Behar, Dr Tapan Kumar Roy, today, said that they had already collected blood samples from the affected Uttar Dangkoba area for examination.
“An awareness drive has been initiated in Mathabhanga-I and Mathabhanga-II blocks to enlighten the villagers on the do's and don'ts in case of Avian Influenza outbreak,” Dr Roy said. According to the ARD department sources, the bird flu panic had spread in Nagarbhangni village in Dinhata earlier this week, yet subsequent test nullified the fear since the reports had been negative. n SNS
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