Bird
flu confirmed in Taplejung VDC
TAPLEJUNG, APR 08 -
After authorities confirmed bird flu
in Taplejung
, a rapid response team of the District Livestock Office (DLO) slaughtered
chicken and destroyed fodder and eggs at various poultry farms at Phungling
VDC-3 in the district.
Samples from the farms owned by Khadga Palungwa, Prakash Limbu and Man Kumar
Gurung were sent to the Central Veterinary Lab (CVL) in Kathmandu for a test
after chicken started dying. The CVL confirmed the disease on April 3.
In the wake of bird flu
, the team started inspecting other poultry farms. Taplejung
has banned the sale of chicken meat.
Meanwhile, bird flu
was confirmed at various poultry farms in Jhapa on Saturday. Chief of Jhapa DLO
Jagadhish Pandey said the CVL confirmed avian influenza at poultry farms at
Chandragadi-4 and Kumarkhod-6.
Source: The Kantipur Daily
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