Bird flu cases confirmed in two Chitwan farms

Sat, 20.04.13 11:31

Chitwan livestock officials have confirmed that two poultry farms in the district have been affected by avian influenza, five days after samples from the farms were referred to the Central veterinary lab in Kathmandu. According to RSS, the local officials have confirmed bird flu cases at a farm each in Bharatpur-9 and Mangalpur VDC- 7. The Avian Disease Research Laboratory, Bharatpur, had referred the cases to the centre on April 15, the state-owned news agency reported. Local officials have started culling all 60,000 fouls in the farm in Bhartapur and 4,000 chickens in the Mangalpur farm, said District Livestock Office Chitwan chief Ram Kumar Karki. Chitwan is considered as one of the major livestock centres in the country. According to government figures, local entrepreneurs have invested more than Rs. 25 billion in the business. Avian influenza cases, which were only seen in the winter season in the past, have now started surfacing even in the summer, officials said adding that this might signal towards the flu virus' improved ability to survive in higher temperatures. Although, there have been no reports of human population being infected with the disease in Nepal, officials have time and again urged the general public to take protective measures.  http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2013/apr/apr20/news04.php? ,,,Test was delayed as Rana prohibited the entry of lab employees in the farm to acquire information after it was known that chickens died on April 8.  There were some 60,000 layers species of chickens in Rana´s farm and 4,000 in the farm of Hamal. Culling is underway in the farms, said District Livestock Office Chitwan Chief Ram Kumar Karki. A large number of chickens were said to have died in Rana´s farm. More than Rs. 25 billion has been invested in poultry in this district regarded as a leading district for poultry. However, farmers and consumers alike are terrorized from it.   Published on 2013-04-20 10:20:33   http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=53426 10 days ago was an outbreak.. http://www.kantipuronline.com/2013/04/10/national/jhapa-bird-flu-in-2-more-places/369758.html