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Bird flu detected in eastern India (Moldova.org)
A strain of bird flu, which can infect humans, was detected in thousands of dead chickens in India's West Bengal state, health officials said.Results of tests showed the presence of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain in poultry from two villages in the Maldah district of the eastern state, the BBC reported.A health official said a few thousand birds would be culled.State authorities battled a ...