Rohit Singh Rathore, the manager of the Phuguri tea estate, confirmed the deaths of fowls, pigeons and birds. I saw a dead bird with a long tail at my bungalow though I don’t know its name,” said Rathore. “The signs and symptoms of the dead fowls are not of bird flu. Post-mortem report suggests that the birds died of chronic respiratory disease,” said an administrative source. The official added that chronic respiratory disease was common among birds in the Darjeeling hills during winters.

Source: The Telegraph February 04, 2021 20:03 UTC