KATHMANDU, July 26: The H5N1 (bird flu) virus has been continuously spreading in Kathmandu´s poultry farms, with three out breaks reported on Thursday alone. The Directorate of Animal Health (DoAH) said that the virus has been detected in 16 poultry farms in the last three weeks, in which about 45,000 chickens have been culled.
The DoAH said that a rapid response team killed 2,500 chickens in a poultry farm owned by Suman Adhikari of Ramkot-8, Kathmandu on Friday afternoon. The team has also destroyed 350 kg chicken feed stored at the farm. Adhikar´s farm had 3,500 chickens out of which 1000 had died due to the disease.
(End insane industrialized poultry farming to make money and produce next pandemic – promote a different way – grow organic medicinal herbs and mushroom in hydroponic greenhouses – safer and more money!)
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