BHADGAON, MARCH 6
Bird flu has been detected in Bhaktapur district. Three poultry farms at Suryabinayak Municipality in the district recorded bird flu.
Paila Agricultural Farm, Shikhar Poultry Farm and Ajima Poultry Farm suffered from the avian flu.
The Animal Disease Investigation Laboratory, Tripureshwor, confirmed bird flu in the Bhaktapur farms. The laboratory further said sub-type F5F1 virus of HP1 was detected in chicken. With the detection of bird flu, the security committee meeting held at the district administration office decided to destroy poultry and poultry products.
Assistant Chief District Officer and Information Officer Madhav Prasad Sharma informed that the meeting decided to destroy fowls, eggs, waste, and feed inside the demarcated areas: Ajima Brick Factory en route to Araniko Highway, roadway near Shikhar Poultry Farm in the north, northern border of Araniko Highway in the south, and the way en route to Panityanki in the north. The Information Officer also said vigilance would be stepped up on the transport of chicken and poultry products in Kathmandu valley.
A version of this article appears in the print on March 7, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
