Nepal - Bird flu outbreak in wild birds 2023+

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Nepal - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4937

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2023/02/09

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated strain

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2022/08/14

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/02/14

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_159574

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/03/02

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Sudden death of crows has been observed under a tree.

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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_114847 - BRITISH EMBASSY. LAUNCHAUR
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2023/02/09

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Bagmati Pradesh

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
KATHMANDU

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Kathmandu

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other

LOCATION
British Embassy. Launchaur

Latitude, Longitude
27.72044 , 85.31742

OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Crows found dead under a tree.

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
House Crow (WILD) NEW 200 20 20 0 0 0
TOTAL 200 20 20 0 0 0
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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4937

 

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[Commonground]

March 24, 2026
Bird flu confirmed in crows found dead in Kirtipur

KIRTIPUR: A large number of crows found dead on the Tribhuvan University campus premises in Kirtipur have been confirmed to be infected with bird flu.

A joint team of Kirtipur Municipality and the Animal Health Department collected 68 crows found dead on the Tribhuvan University campus and buried them today.

Sushila Gaire, the municipality’s animal service department chief, told RSS that 10 dead crows were sent to the laboratory for testing, which confirmed bird flu in the crows. After that, the team of the municipality and the animal service department decided to collect the dead crows today. The team was also instructed to collect samples of other birds found dead in the same place. A total of 64 crows collected today have been buried.

Chief Gaire said that no other birds were found dead in the park. “Since birds fly everywhere in open areas, its control is more complicated than bird flu seen in chickens,” she said. According to her, a public notice has also been issued to not transport chicken feed in the Kirtipur municipality area.

Talking to RSS, senior veterinarian Mukul Upadhyay of the Animal Services Department said that both types of bird flu viruses, H1N1 and H9, were found in the dead crows.

https://english.nepalnews.com/s/society/bird-flu-confirmed-in-crows-found-dead-in-kirtipur/​

 

[sharon sanders]

H1N1 is a typo. It is H5N1.