Bird Flu Scare
Two more birds found dead at Maharabi: Imphal, Jan 31: After carcasses of seven Uchek Meishangbi (a species of Magpie) and four Khoining (Bulbul) were collected by officials of the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department from Maharabi village in Imphal West district yesterday, two carcasses of Khoining and Urok were also recovered in the same area on Thursday. Speaking to The Sangai Express, Veterinary Director Dr Th Dorendra informed that a doctor of the Department will be sent to the high security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal tomorrow with samples of the dead birds collected in the last 48 hours. He said that extra preventive measures are being taken up in the State following outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal. Since the surveillance operation was launched, there has been no case of any unnatural death of chicken or duck in the State, he conveyed. Even as the Government of West Bengal has asked for veterinary experts to help in combating bird flu in West Bengal, the State De...