40,000 poultry culled in Assam after bird flu outbreak (New Kerala) Guwahati, Dec 1 : Authorities in Assam have culled some 40,000 poultry of an estimated 60,000 birds ordered to be killed after an outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus in the region, officials Monday said. [News Source]

40,000 poultry culled in Assam after bird flu outbreak (The Times of India) Authorities in Assam have culled some 40,000 poultry of an estimated 60,000 birds ordered to be killed after an outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus in the region, officials Monday said. [News Source]

Bird flu still a threat (Otago Daily Times) Three years ago, bird flu - the H1N5 avian influenza virus which has infected 387 people around the world to date - made people very aware of the risk of a pandemic. [News Source]