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Bird flu detected yet again in Bhaktapur

Bird flu has been detected again in Bhaktapur


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2022 Mar 12, 6:43, Bhaktapur

Bird flu has been detected again in Bhaktapur. The disease was confirmed to have resurged at a poultry farm run by Jagat Laxmi Sujkhule at Suryabinayak Municipality-10.

Chickens in two poultry farms were culled after the bird flu was detected a week back in the district. The Central Animal Disease Investigation Laboratory, Tripureshwor confirmed the bird flu after performing apt tests.

Subtype H5H1 of HPA1 was the strain of virus discovered after the test in laboratory, according to Chief District Officer in Bhaktapur, Rudra Devi Sharma.

The meeting of the district security committee held on Friday following the confirmation of the bird flu decided to destroy the chicken, eggs, waste, and feed as per Bird Flu Control Regulation, 2078.

Similarly, the area of the bird flu detected farm has been demarcated for monitoring and controlling the further spread of the disease. The monitoring of the demarcated area would be conducted with the coordination of local level and Livestock Service Expert’s Centre, Lalitpur. 

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