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Villagers look at a health worker as he culls chickens at a poultry farm in Margram village
17 Jan 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Villagers look at a health worker as he culls chickens at a poultry farm in Margram village, about 240 km (149 miles) north of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata January 17, 2008. Villagers at the centre of a bird flu outbreak in India's east refused to hand over their chickens and ducks for culling on Thursday, hampering efforts to stamp out the deadly disease in poultry. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal (INDIA)
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