Nepal: Bird flu in poultry in the Kathmandu Valley- 7th outbreak

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Bird flu scare
Added At: 2013-02-09 11:18 PM
Last Updated At: 2013-02-09 11:18 PM
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

KATHMANDU: Bird flu was detected in a private poultry firm on the outskirts of Kathmandu on Friday. Dr Narayan Ghimire, spokesperson for the Directorate of Animal Health, confirmed that samples sent to the lab tested positive for H5N1 virus. He said 2,390 birds from the Jitpurphedi-based farm of Kishor Tandukar were culled and 100 kg chicken feed destroyed on Friday and Saturday. This is the seventh incident of bird flu in the Kathmandu Valley. The virus was last detected in the valley at poultry firms in Sitapaila.

 

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Re: Nepal: Bird flu in poultry in the Kathmandu Valley- 7th outbreak

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H5N1 outbreak in Kathmandu
ARJUN POUDEL

KATMANDU, Feb 10: The rapid response team deployed by the District Veterinary Clinic, Kathmandu on Saturday culled all the remaining 2,610 chickens following confirmation of H5N1 virus in the poultry farm owned by Kishor Tandukar of Jitpurfedi- 1 Kathmandu.

The team that comprises vets and technicians also destroyed 1,000 kg of chicken feeds stored in the farm.

The outbreak is the fourth in the last one-and-a-half months in the district, said the Directorate of the Animal Health (DoAH).

“Of the 4,000 chickens in the farm, the rapid response team has culled 2, 610,” said Dr Narayan Prasad Ghimire, senior veterinarian at DoAH, adding, “The remaining chickens died of infection...”