Bangladesh raises compensation as bird flu spreads (Gulf Times) DHAKA: Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh, taking the number of affected districts to 39, officials said yesterday, as the government increased compensation to farmers for culled poultry in an effort to control the outbreak. [News Source]

Bird flu will be contained soon: Ramadoss (New Kerala) New Delhi, Feb 7 : The bird flu spread will be contained within a few days, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said Thursday and praised the West Bengal government for its efforts in curbing it, though culling operations were slowed down by a shutdown in the state. [News Source]

No new bird flu cases, culling in West Bengal slows down (New Kerala) New Delhi, Feb 7 : Culling operations in the avian influenza-hit West Bengal were affected due to the 24-hour shutdown Wednesday, officials here said Thursday. But no new cases of bird flu were reported in the country, they added. [News Source]

PAKISTAN: Barbecued chicken still popular despite bird flu scare (AlertNet) Source: IRIN As chicken meat slowly cooks over a smoke-belching barbeque at one of Karachi's popular and crowded barbecue eateries, it is clear neither the owner nor its customers seem that worried about the most recent bird flu scare. [News Source]

Pakistan geared up to tackle bird flu (OneWorld South Asia) Lahore: The avian flu epidemic that has swept across parts of neighbouring India has led Pakistan's Health Ministry to begin putting in place a number of preventative measures. [News Source]

3,000 fowls culled in S Bangladesh after bird flu detected (People’s Daily) Some 3,066 fowls, ducks and pigeons were culled and 2,385 eggs have been destroyed at Saralia village in Morelganj sub-district in Bangladesh's southern Bagerhat district after detection of avian influenza. Livestock officers conduc ... [News Source]

Bangladesh raises compensation as bird flu spreads (AlertNet) Source: Reuters DHAKA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh, taking the number of affected districts to 39, officials said on Thursday, as the government increased compensation to ... [News Source]

Bangladesh raises compensation as bird flu spreads (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh, taking the number of affected districts to 39, officials said on Thursday, as the government increased compensation to farmers for culled poultry in an effort to control the outbreak. [News Source]