On November 5, a carcass sample was despatched to NIHSAD Bhopal, which confirmed H5N1 on November 13. Avian influenza (H5N1) confirmed in Cuddalore; 1,550+ birds culled as containment expands within a 1 km radius. Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, leading to the culling of over 1,500 chickens to contain the spread.