Capital free of Bird-flu: Govt
Ekantipur Report 
KATHMANDU, DEC 02 - The government has claimed that all the samples taken for investigating for Avian Influenza (more commonly known as Bird-flu) have tested negative.
Organising a press conference in the Capital, the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has claimed that there is no Bird-flu in the Capital and outside the Valley and there is no need to panic. The government has urged all to consume animal products.
“None of the samples collected from anywhere in the country has shown any trace of the disease. Henceforth, we urge all to consume animal (especially chicken) products without any hesitation,” said DLS Director General Nara Bahadur Rajwar.
The government since Wednesday had intensified investigation after some traces of the H5N1 virus were found at the poultry farm of Chandra Bahadur Tamang, on the bank of Manohara River in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality of Bhaktapur. Many poultry livestock were killed during the investigation.
The owners of the birds that were slaughtered got a total amount of Rs 39,862 as compensation. Officials had killed 308 chickens and ducks and destroyed 14 eggs and around 2 kg of poultry feed. Officials said no one in the area has developed symptoms of bird flu, while those who have been complaining of the symptoms have already been given ‘symptomatic treatment’.
Posted on: 2011-12-02 07:03 http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/12/02/top-story/capital-free-of-bird-flu-govt/344846/
Organising a press conference in the Capital, the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has claimed that there is no Bird-flu in the Capital and outside the Valley and there is no need to panic. The government has urged all to consume animal products.
“None of the samples collected from anywhere in the country has shown any trace of the disease. Henceforth, we urge all to consume animal (especially chicken) products without any hesitation,” said DLS Director General Nara Bahadur Rajwar.
The government since Wednesday had intensified investigation after some traces of the H5N1 virus were found at the poultry farm of Chandra Bahadur Tamang, on the bank of Manohara River in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality of Bhaktapur. Many poultry livestock were killed during the investigation.
The owners of the birds that were slaughtered got a total amount of Rs 39,862 as compensation. Officials had killed 308 chickens and ducks and destroyed 14 eggs and around 2 kg of poultry feed. Officials said no one in the area has developed symptoms of bird flu, while those who have been complaining of the symptoms have already been given ‘symptomatic treatment’.
Posted on: 2011-12-02 07:03 http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/12/02/top-story/capital-free-of-bird-flu-govt/344846/
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