Across the World: Nepal
China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-17 08:22
Bird flu outbreak
Nepal said on Friday it had found the H5N1 bird flu in poultry, the first time the deadly virus has surfaced in the Himalayan nation, prompting culling operations in the country's southeast.
"The virus has been found in chicken and ducks. We have confirmed it is H5N1 virus," Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Prasad Gupta said.
Bird flu was reported in poultry from the crowded southeast Nepal town of Kakarvitta, bordering India, officials said.
(China Daily 01/17/2009 page11)
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