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  • Nepal: Bird flu confirmed in Dallu farm

    Source: http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/ful...&NewsID=324453

    Added At: 2012-03-17 10:48 PM
    Last Updated At: 2012-03-17 10:48 PM
    HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

    KATHMANDU: Thousands of chickens have died of bird flu at a poultry farm in Dallu, Kathmandu. The Animal Health Directorate collected samples of dead chickens from the Dallu Layer Farm farm on March 13 after its owner, Ranga Nath Poudel, reported death of chickens at the farm. The directorate confirmed yesterday that the fowls had died of bird flu. About 15,160 chickens have died of avian influenza in the farm, according to Dr Ram Krishna Khatiwada, programme director at the directorate.

    ?With confirmation of bird flu, we have started culling fowls,? he said, adding that the directorate has deployed a veterinary doctor, two technicians and seven helpers to disinfect and dump the chicken feed. ?We have declared the area a crisis zone and intensified vigilance...?
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