MAKAWANPUR: A sample test confirmed the presence of influenza virus in poultries situated at Hatiya, and Kamane in Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City in Makwanpur district.
The infected chickens at 35 poultry farms were culled in three. Bird flu scare continues to persist in Makwanpur after tests confirmed spread of H5N1 virus in the district. Moreover, authorities have culled more than 50,000 chickens, 9015 eggs and 1463 kilogram of bird feed after the virus was detected in poultry farms in the region.
“25 samples have been taken to National Avion Disease Investigation Laboratory, Bharatpur for tests.”