The avian influenza outbreak has really wreaked havoc at the Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO) at Hesaraghatta 40 km from Bangalore. Due to the outbreak thousands of chickens ducks and emus had to be culled. On Monday the state government confirmed that 206 chickens and 17 ducks had died at the institute last weekend were affected by the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. The outbreak prompted the animal husbandry department to announce the culling of over 33000 birds on the CPDO premises and its 1-km radius. 52 chicken sheds in the area were also sanitized to prevent any spread of the
