The Rapid Response Teams (RRT) deployed to control bird flu in Sharanmati area Jhapa district has completed its culling operation on Wednesday.
The RRTs killed 2891 chickens, 29 ducks, 265 pigeons and destroyed 8257 eggs belonging to some 446 households of the bird flu affected area during the four day operation that begun on Sunday.
The government has also banned the transportation of poultry products throughout the country.
The first bird flu outbreak was confirmed in Kakarbhitta on January 16. The government had killed 28,000 chickens in the area to control the virus.
Culling Begins in Bird Flu Affected Area Of Nepal
Nepal Government has started culling of poultry and poultry products in the bird flu affected of area of Sharanamati in Jhapa district.
Nepal Government has started culling of poultry and poultry products in the bird flu affected of area of Sharanamati in Jhapa district.
He issued strict instructions to officials working at the Indo-Nepal border check points to quarantine border areas and pay special attention to their task.
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