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India Reports Highly Pathogenic H5N8 Bird Flu In Karnataka

India Reports Highly Pathogenic H5N8 Bird Flu In Karnataka
Ducks stand in a livestock farm in Bars, southwestern France, on December 5, 2017.
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Ducks stand in a livestock farm in Bars, southwestern France, on December 5, 2017.

India has reported an outbreak of a highly contagious bird flu virus near Bengaluru in Karnataka, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the Indian agriculture ministry.

The H5N8 virus was detected on Dec. 26 among birds in the village of Dasarahalli, killing 9 out of 951 birds. The others were culled, the Paris-based OIE said in a report posted on its website.

No details were given on the type of birds involved.

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