Bird flu confirmed in Bhaktapur
EKANTIPUR REPORT, NOV 29 -
Bird flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality
in Bhaktapur district on Tuesday.
The Veterinary Epidemiology Center in Tripureshwor confirmed the disease at
a local poultry farm of Chandra Bahadur Tamang, situated at the bank of Manahara
River in the municipality.
An expert team dispatched from Department of Livestock Services under the
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives had initiated works in the disease
prone areas from Tuesday morning.
Tamang had complained at the office of the livestock services after 35 of his
chickens died on Nov 9 and 10.
A sample of the dead chicken was sent to England for test after the
veterinary center suspected of the disease. The test has confirmed that the
chickens died of Bird flu.
Meanwhile, more than 500 chickens and ducks have been killed in the area
since early morning today.
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