Bird flu strikes Nepal.Byline: ANI Kathmandu, Feb 21 (ANI): Though the Nepal Government has announced that bird flu bird flu: see influenza. bird flu or avian influenza viral respiratory disease, mainly of birds including poultry and waterbirds but also transmissible to humans. in the country's Kakarbhitta area is under control, avian virus has surfaced again in Sharanamati of Jhapa district. This development was confirmed after over 150 chickens had died in the Indian border town located 35 km southwest of Kakarbhitta. A sample sent to London has shown positive results. According to Nepalnews, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has declared the area surrounding Sharanamati a "bird-flu affected area" and increased surveillance along the border. Hari Dahal, a spokesperson of the ministry, said a Rapid Response Team (RRT RRT Rapid Response Team RRT Registered Respiratory Therapist RRT Renal Replacement Therapy RRT Regional Response Team RRT Right Side (philately) RRT Relative Retention Time RRT Round Robin Test RRT Rating Region Table ) has already been dispatched to control the virus. . 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. Earlier, Agriculture Minister Jayprakash Gupta had asked the international community and donor agencies to provide help to Nepal to fight the disease. 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. Avian influenza commonly known, as bird flu is an infection caused by avian (bird) influenza (flu) viruses and it can also infect humans. Avian influenza is very contagious among birds and can quickly make domesticated do·mes·ti·cate tr.v. do·mes·ti·cat·ed, do·mes·ti·cat·ing, do·mes·ti·cates 1. To cause to feel comfortable at home; make domestic. 2. To adopt or make fit for domestic use or life. 3. a. birds sick and kill them. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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