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  Bird flu confirmed in Bhaktapur  
 

ARJUN POUDEL

KATHMANDU, Oct 15: Authorities have confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in Bode-3 in Bhaktapur.

The outbreak of the avian flu has been reported at the farm of Om Bahadur Khadka.

Out of 2,200 chickens in the poultry farm, around 1400 chickens have died due to the flu.

The health officials from the Animal Health Directorate have been culling the remaining fowls after a meeting this morning.

The samples of the dead chicken were sent to the lab for test five days ago.

 
Published on 2012-10-15 13:43:04
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