Nepal #birdflu update

	High risk of bird flu in 27 districts
	REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, April 1: The Directorate of Animal Health has said that 27 districts, including Kathmandu, Kaski, Chitwan and Tanahu are at a high risk of bird flu. Speaking at a press meet in the capital on Sunday, DAH program director Ram Krishna Khatiwada said, “We have intensified surveillance in these high risk districts.” According to Khatiwada, 18 districts face moderate risk and 26 districts low risk. The directorate said 23 outbreaks have been confirmed across the country till date. In this very period, the DAH has killed 67,507 fowls, destroyed 23, 088 eggs, 148.5 kg chicken meat and 3, 413 Kg chicken feed. However, the directorate claimed that disease is under control and people can consume well-cooked chicken.
Published on 2012-04-01