Monday, July 16, 2007

H5N1 spreads in Bangladesh and surfaces on 2 Czech farms

H5N1 has hit Naogoan district, where vetrinary workers culled 2,000 chickens. 17 of 64 districts in Bangladesh have been hit with the virus.

http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-07-15T165506Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_India-284830-1.xml&archived=False

Meanwhile, one of the largest preventative culls I've seen, over 70,ooo, birds, took place around 2 infected farms this past week. Authorities estimate the compensation will be aroudn $1.46 million USD.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2007/July/theworld_July323.xml§ion=theworld&col=

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