Similarly, 700 fowls were culled in Jhapa after the virus was detected among chickens at Pathamari, Arjundhara and Charpane.[break]
According to Bolraj Acharya, regional chief of animal disease and investigation, who has been leading the investigation in Itahari, strict measures have been taken in order to prevent the disease from spreading further.
He said that 2400 eggs and 140 kg of chicken feed were buried. “It will take two more days to wrap up the clean up work at the poultry farm. Then the farm would be sealed for 3 months,” he said.
Meanwhile, owner of the poultry farm Nirmal Shrestha, a resident of Itahari-6, lamented that he lost Rs 10 million due to death of the his chickens. “The government says it will give me only Rs 130 per chicken and just Rs 3 per egg,” he said.
Similarly, our Jhapa correspondent Raju Adhikari reported that the bird flu outbreak has been noticed in Pathamari, Arjundhara and Charpane. Following the confirmation, 600 chickens at Charpane, 30 at Arjundhara and 70 at Pathamari were culled on Sunday.
According to Dr Radheshyam Mandal, chief of the Veterinary Service Center of Jhapa, bird flu was discovered at the farm of Nijam Miya and Kausar Miya of Pathamari and Gopal Prasad Oli of Arjundhara. Similarly, in Charpane, the H5N1 virus was detected in the chickens owned by Devendra Kumar.
“The influenza control team has sped up its work. The outbreak would be controlled very soon. We have deployed rapid response team (RRT) in all the three affected areas,” Mandal said.
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