Bird flu update:Dead crows on campus (News From Bangladesh) A large number of crows were found dead in the city yesterday. At least three dead crows were also found in Dhaka University area. Indian laboratories may soon start testing samples from Bangladesh to identify the H5N1 avian influenza virus.(New NationBD) [News Source]

Rs.700-crore package for bird flu-hit families (The Hindu) Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Saturday announced a Rs 700 crore package for helping the seven lakh families affected by the bird flu virus, which raged through the State for nearly a month since mid-January. State finance ... [News Source]

Rs.700-crore package for bird flu-hit families (The Hindu) Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Saturday announced a Rs 700 crore package for helping the seven lakh families affected by the bird flu virus, which raged through the State for nearly a month since mid-January. State finance ... [News Source]

Bengal govt to compensate 700,000 Bird flu affected families (Deepika) Kolkata, Feb 9 (UNI) After the massive culling of chickens that took a heavy toll on the state's poultry farming, the West Bengal government braces up for compensating families affected by bird flu. [News Source]

Assam culls 40,000 poultry over bird flu (Gulf Times) GUWAHATI: Authorities in Assam have culled an estimated 40,000 poultry birds to prevent the spread of avian influenza from neighbouring West Bengal and have sent samples for tests to the specialised laboratory in Bhopal. [News Source]