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Agriculture Minister Muhyiddin Yassin urged the public to stay calm and cooperate with veterinary and health officials to contain the latest outbreaks.
In India, more than 17 000 chickens have been slaughtered in the western state of Maharashtra state in a door-to-door cull following a new outbreak of bird flu.
Officials in Azerbaijan -- where there were three suspected human deaths from bird flu earlier this week -- said the disease was found in the corpse of an infected dog on the outskirts of Baku.
Dogs have been know to contract the H3N8 strain of bird flu, which falls under the type-A group, and usually catch the disease from horses, according to the World Health Organisation. -- Sapa-AFP
In India, more than 17 000 chickens have been slaughtered in the western state of Maharashtra state in a door-to-door cull following a new outbreak of bird flu.
Officials in Azerbaijan -- where there were three suspected human deaths from bird flu earlier this week -- said the disease was found in the corpse of an infected dog on the outskirts of Baku.
Dogs have been know to contract the H3N8 strain of bird flu, which falls under the type-A group, and usually catch the disease from horses, according to the World Health Organisation. -- Sapa-AFP
