‘Stop selling bird flu infected poultry’

Kathmandu: The Department of Livestock Services has warned of action against traders found selling bird flu-infected poultry, including chickens, ducks and quails.

Urging not to play with people’s health, Department Spokesperson Dr Mukul Upadhyay said strict action will be taken as per the law if infected birds are found being sold in the market.

Meanwhile, the Department has urged the public at large to take special precautions, as there is a risk of the virus spreading to humans if dead chickens are thrown at random during the culling of infected birds.

So far, around 700,000 poultry, 1.1 million eggs and 300,000 kg of poultry feed have been destroyed in 11 districts where bird flu has been confirmed, including the Kathmandu Valley.

A team of veterinary technicians is active in the infected areas of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kavrepalanchok, Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Mahottari, Bara, Chitwan and Nawalparasi to control the spread of the disease, Dr Upadhyay said.

As a Rapid Response Team has been mobilised in the concerned districts, some districts are being brought under control. RSS