To combat a bird flu outbreak on the outskirts of Kathmandu, health workers in Nepal will cull over half a million chickens. The orders come after tens of thousands of birds have already been killed in what government officials describe as one of the Himalayan nation's worst outbreaks of avian flu. Some 62 cases of bird flu have been recorded at 250 poultry farms in three districts in the past few weeks, officials said. Officials at Directorate ...Friday, 16 August 2013
Major Poultry Cull in Nepal to Combat Bird Flu
To combat a bird flu outbreak on the outskirts of Kathmandu, health workers in Nepal will cull over half a million chickens. The orders come after tens of thousands of birds have already been killed in what government officials describe as one of the Himalayan nation's worst outbreaks of avian flu. Some 62 cases of bird flu have been recorded at 250 poultry farms in three districts in the past few weeks, officials said. Officials at Directorate ...
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