Bird flu detected in Bhaktapur district

Bhaktapur: Bird flu has been detected in the Bhaktapur district.

Three poultry farms at Suryabinayak Municipality-10 in the district recorded the bird flu.

The Animal Disease Investigation Laboratory, Tripureshwor confirmed the bird flu in Paila Agricultural Farm, Shikhar Poultry Farm and Ajima Poultry Farm in the district.

With the detection of the bird flu, the security committee meeting held at the district administration office decided to destroy the poultries and poultry products.

Assistant Chief District Officer and Information Officer Madhav Prasad Sharma said the vigilance would be upped on the transport of chicken and poultry products in the Kathmandu Valley.