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West Bengal Appeals for 'all Possible Help' to Defeat Bird Flu
The call by state animal resources minister Anisur Rahaman came as authorities struggled to stop the disease spreading beyond the 12 out of 19 state districts already affected.
"We have to control the disease immediately as the deadly H5N1 virus has been spreading fast," Rahaman said, adding "avian flu is knocking on the doors of Kolkata," the eastern state's congested capital of 13.5 million people.
"I'm urging the federal government to send all possible help to defeat the virus before it affects the humans," he told AFP.
New Delhi has already sent medical teams and other assistance to the state.
But three days of heavy rains have held up efforts to slaughter poultry, turning some rural dirt roads into muddy rivers and making it impossible for health teams to reach chicken farms in the poverty-ridden state.
Rahaman said he was concerned by reports some villagers in rural areas were eating slaughtered chickens.
"We don't understand why people do not understand the dangers of the disease despite repeated warnings," he said, adding children were still playing with chickens.
Humans typically catch the disease by coming into direct contact with infected poultry, but experts fear the H5N1 strain may mutate into a form easily transmissible between people.
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