By Harmeet Shah Singh
CNN
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) — India has culled more than 1,000 birds after discovering several cases of avian influenza among poultry in Sikkim, authorities said Thursday.
According to India’s federal health ministry, health workers have culled 1,139 birds since Tuesday in the northeastern state, which borders Nepal and China.
There have been no reports in India so far of any human infection from the disease, which has also hit the Assam and West Bengal states.
CNN
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) — India has culled more than 1,000 birds after discovering several cases of avian influenza among poultry in Sikkim, authorities said Thursday.
According to India’s federal health ministry, health workers have culled 1,139 birds since Tuesday in the northeastern state, which borders Nepal and China.
There have been no reports in India so far of any human infection from the disease, which has also hit the Assam and West Bengal states.