Date:13/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/13/stories/2008121350560100.htm

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Bird flu alert in north Bengal district

Cooch Behar (WB): An alert for bird flu was sounded on Friday in north Bengal’s Cooch Behar district.

Samples of blood have been sent for the test following the outbreak in the neighbouring districts of Assam. Additional District

Magistrate (D), Cooch Behar, Pannalal Mahapatra, said though there was no report of poultry death, arrangements had been made to disinfect vehicles coming from Assam. Officials of the Animal Resource Development department have sent samples of blood collected from different areas for laboratory tests — PTI