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Bird flu outbreak in Lalitpur
Virus seems to have developed heat resistance
Added At: 2013-04-28 11:53 PM
Last Updated At: 2013-04-28 11:53 PM
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE
KATHMANDU: Bird flu outbreak was confirmed in Chapagaun of Lalitpur district today, following which the Directorate of Animal Health culled chickens and ducks at two poultry farms owned by Prem Tamang and Jyoti Bista, respectively.
?Our rapid action team culled 498 chickens and five ducks and destroyed 150 kg feed to control the outbreak,? said DAH Executive Director Dr Bijaya Kant Jha. ?The increase in cases of bird flu in hot weather is creating obstacles in managing the problem,? he said, adding that the virus seems to have developed heat resistance. The current weather condition is not suitable for bird flu virus H5N1. It is too hot for the virus, added Jha. The virus tends to be more stable and stays in the air longer when the air is cold and dry. The bird flu virus dies in heat of more than 75 degrees centigrade, says World Organisation for Animal Health, on its website.
According to the organisation, the bird flu outbreak is generally noticed in winter at temperatures below 22 degrees centigrade.
However, the latest cases are against the earlier patterns...
Bird flu outbreak in Lalitpur
Virus seems to have developed heat resistance
Added At: 2013-04-28 11:53 PM
Last Updated At: 2013-04-28 11:53 PM
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE
KATHMANDU: Bird flu outbreak was confirmed in Chapagaun of Lalitpur district today, following which the Directorate of Animal Health culled chickens and ducks at two poultry farms owned by Prem Tamang and Jyoti Bista, respectively.
?Our rapid action team culled 498 chickens and five ducks and destroyed 150 kg feed to control the outbreak,? said DAH Executive Director Dr Bijaya Kant Jha. ?The increase in cases of bird flu in hot weather is creating obstacles in managing the problem,? he said, adding that the virus seems to have developed heat resistance. The current weather condition is not suitable for bird flu virus H5N1. It is too hot for the virus, added Jha. The virus tends to be more stable and stays in the air longer when the air is cold and dry. The bird flu virus dies in heat of more than 75 degrees centigrade, says World Organisation for Animal Health, on its website.
According to the organisation, the bird flu outbreak is generally noticed in winter at temperatures below 22 degrees centigrade.
However, the latest cases are against the earlier patterns...