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The 2008 bird flu outbreak in West Bengal was an occurrence of avian influenza in West Bengal, India which began on January 16, 2008.[1] The infection was caused by the H5N1 subtype of the Influenza A virus and impacted at least thirteen districts, including Birbhum, Nadia, Murshidabad, Burdwan, Hooghly, Cooch Behar, Malda, Bankura, Purulia, Howrah, West Midnapore, South 24 Parganas and South Dinajpur. A range of precautions has been instituted including a large cull of chickens, eggs, and poultry birds, the imposition of segregation zones, and a disinfection programme for the plant.[citation needed] The government put a blanket ban on the movement of poultry birds from West Bengal.[citation needed]