April 3, 2012
Nepalese districts at risk of bird flu
Nepal's Directorate of Animal Health (DAH) has reported that 27 local districts, including the capital of Kathmandu, are at a high risk of bird flu.
According to Khatiwada, another 18 districts face moderate risk and 26 districts low risk. There are 75 districts in the country.
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 kilogramme of chicken meat and 3, 413 kg of chicken feed, according to reports.
However, the directorate claimed that the disease is under control and people can consume well-cooked chicken.
