AR-News: (India) Hundreds of pigeons die mysteriously in Assam's Kamakhya temple

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Reuters
Guwahati, February 26

Hundreds of pigeons have died of a bacterial infection in an ancient temple 
in Assam in the past two weeks, but doctors have ruled out bird flu as the 
cause of their death.
Bhola Nath Sarma, spokesman of the hilltop Kamakhya temple in Assam, said 
around 1,500 of an estimated 5,000 pigeons had just dropped their heads and died.
"They just turn disoriented, drop their head and die. It's getting worse 
every day and we are afraid the disease might infect visitors," Sarma said.
Veterinary doctors who examined the birds said they were suffering from a 
common bacterial infection called septicaemia, which could be cured with 
antibiotics.
"These birds are not infected by the bird flu," Dr Abdul Mukit said on 
Thursday. "But they are flying all around the temple, so it is impossible to inject 
medicine on all."
Tens of millions of chickens and other poultry have been slaughtered in 
Thailand, Vietnam and China, three of the most severely affected Asian countries, 
as health authorities battle to stamp out the virus which erupted in 
mid-December.






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