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Monday, April 8, 2013

Bird flu confirmed in Taplejung VDC


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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