H5N1 Culling Jump in Bangladesh
Recombinomics Commentary 18:34
February 7, 2008
Authorities in Dhaka, the country’s capital, and Chittagong, its port city, are worried by the wide number of dead crows they found over the past two days. The birds tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
City officials in Bangladesh’s capital have already ordered a ban on the sale of undressed chicken in the city’s markets. In Chittagong, authorities announced the spread of the deadly flu in several farms, as well as in crows that tested positive for the H5N1 strain.
The above comments describe the continued spread of H5N1 in Bangladesh. The daily Ministry of Fish and Livestock report from Bangladesh shows culling in 202 farms since the outbreak was first reported last year. However, the number in yesterday’s report was 179.
This dramatic jump represents new culling yesterday in six districts. Leading the list was Norshingdi with 17 farms northeast of Dhaka (see satellite map here and here). The other districts reporting new culling yesterday were Rangur (1), Feni (1), Mouvibazar (2), Barguna (2), Bagerhat (2).
This dramatic jump, coupled with H5N1 positive crows in Dhaka and Chittagong, are cause for concern.
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