Jhapa bird flu in 2 more places

Jhapa bird flu in 2 more places

JHAPA, APR 10 -

The District Livestock Office (DLO) has confirmed bird flu at two more places in Jhapa. With this, avian influenza has been detected at six places in the district within the past eight days alone. After bird flu confirmation at Bhadrapur-12 and Prithivinagar-5 on Tuesday, a rapid response team of the DLO slaughtered around 200 chicken and destroyed eggs and fodder. 

“The bird flu virus is spreading. We are continuing to slaughter infected chicken,” said DLO chief Jagadhish Pandey. He said more samples from Kakadvitta and Bhadrapur were sent to the office concerned for a test. Bhadrapur, Maheshpur, Gauriganj and Taghandubba and bordering areas are at risk of the disease, said Pandey.  Earlier, traces of the bird flu virus were found at Bahundangi, Mechinagar-10, Chandragadi-4 and Kumarkhod-6 in Jhapa. 

The H7N9 strain was detected at Anarmani-1 three months ago. 

Source: Kantipur Daily, 10th April, 2013