Statesman News Service
MALDA, Feb. 27. — Animal health officials today claimed that the kite deaths in Siliguri recently was due to a quarrel amongst the birds over a piece a food. Reportedly, ten kites were found dead and three fell sick a few days ago in Siliguri. Dr JL Chakraborty, assistant director of animal health and veterinary centre in Belgachhia, informed that haemorrhage in the stomach of the kites was detected. He further added that some of the kites had fallen to the ground after getting injured while quarreling.According to Dr Chakraborty, AHVB is sending another 296 blood samples of the birds, including samples of the ones received from Tripura and Manipur, to the High Risk Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory in Bhopal for tests.“All reports of the 109 blood samples that were sent to Bhopal tested negative,” Mr Chakraborty said. “Though reports of other samples are yet to reach, seventy-eight blood samples from West Bengal, two hundred blood samples from Manipur and 82 from Tripura were sent to Bhopal last Friday for detection of the deadly virus. But, we were informed over phone that all test reports turned out to be negative,” Mr Chakraborty said. The animal resources development minister, Mr Anisur Rahman is encouraging people to eat chicken and eggs without fear.
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