Bird flu has been detected again in Bhaktapur. The disease was confirmed at a poultry farm run by Jagat Laxmi Sujkhule at Suryabinayak Municipality-10. Chicken in two poultry farms were culled after the bird flu was detected a week back in the district.
The Central Animal Disease Investigation Laboratory, Tripureshwor confirmed the bird flu after test. Subtype H5H1 of HPA1 was found after the test in laboratory, according to Chief District Officer in Bhaktapur, Rudra Devi Sharma. The meeting of the district security committee held on Friday following the confirmation of the bird flu decided to destroy the chicken, eggs, waste, and feed as per Bird Flu Control Regulation, 2078.
Similarly, the area of the bird flu detected farm has been demarcated for monitoring and controlling the further spread of the disease. The monitoring of the demarcated area would be conducted with the coordination of local level and Livestock Service Expert’s Centre, Lalitpur.
Bird flu has also been reported in chickens in Birgunj. Bird flu has been detected in the broiler chickens of Parsa Poultry Farm run by Sagir Ansari of Bhediyahi, Birgunj. The bird flu has killed 1,900 chickens at the farm.
The remaining chickens and poultry items were destroyed at the police station on Friday after the chickens on the farm started dying due to bird flu infection.
Parsa Police Spokesperson Deputy Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Khanal informed.
A team of veterinary technicians led by Dr. Hareram Yadav from District Animal Quarantine Office, Parsa destroyed 30 live chickens, 2,000 eggs, 300 kg grains, 3,000 empty egg crates and 1,900 chickens died due to infection. Khanal said.
Dr. Hareram Yadav, chief of the District Animal Quarantine Office, Parsa, said that the poultry farm was found to be infected with bird flu. Yadav said that preparations have been made to reach Birgunj and other nearby poultry farms for monitoring and testing after bird flu was found in the chickens of Bhediahi's poultry farm.