Nepal: 817 poultry farms cleared of infected fowls

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Source: http://ekantipur.com/2013/09/12/headlines/817-poultry-farms-cleared-of-infected-fowls/377864/


817 poultry farms cleared of infected fowls
KATHMANDU, SEP 12 -

Bringing its two-month-long intensive operation to an end, the government on Wednesday said it has completed slaughtering all chickens in commercial farms in bird flu emergency areas.

With the slaughtering of over 1.6 million fowls in 817 infected farms and thousands of individual houses in affected areas across the country, the bird flu crisis has been staved off, Dr Pradip Chandra Bhattarai, spokesperson of the bird flu control campaign, said...

 

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Re: Nepal: 817 poultry farms cleared of infected fowls

Source: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=61642

Open supply of chicken in bird flu hits Bhaktapur

BHAKTAPUR, Sept. 18: Open sales and distribution of chicken meat and eggs is taking place in Bhaktapur district although the government has already announced the district a bird flu emergency zone.

Meat suppliers here are reportedly selling chickens and eggs imported illegally. The government had earlier announced the district a bird flu-crisis zone after many efforts made to control the disease spread in the district became unsuccessful. The announcement has not yet been lifted...