Saturday, August 1, 2009

Bird flu suspected in southeastern Nepal

www.chinaview.cn 2009-08-01 19:54:11 Print

KATHMANDU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Bird flu has been suspected after40 chickens simultaneously died in a farmer's house in southeastern Nepal on Friday, Nepali national news agency RSS reported on Saturday.

The chickens belong to Kumari Neupaney of Tarahara Bazaar of Hansposa in Sunsari district, some 220 km southeast of Nepali capital Kathmandu.

Technicians of the District Livestock Services Office went to the place and acquired information after the chickens died, according to the report.

Some areas around East-West Highway in Sunsari district, including Itahari, Hansposa, Pakali, Inaruwa, Paschim Kushaha, Madhuban, Prakashpur, Haripur and Sripur, have been defined as bird flu high-risk areas.

Veterinary doctor of the office, Ram Kumar Mandal, said technicians have been monitoring the cause of the death of the chickens.

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