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Millions of chicken were killed in West Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Maharashtra recently. What was the reason?

Recently the chickens of the states of West Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Maharashtra were infected with the virus that is responsible for the bird flu.

Hence, in order to prevent the flu from further spreading in other areas, the chickens in these states were killed.


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