A day after the government failed to declare bird flu emergency in Bhaktapur, the H5N1 strain of the flu was confirmed in chickens on five poultry farms in the district on Monday, the day the flu w

Already reeling under the recent outbreak of bird flu virus in Bhaktapur, chicken from three poultry farms in Kavre district have been confirmed with the deadly virus as of Monday.

Bird flu has been confirmed in eight more poultry farms of Bhaktapur a day after the government lifted ban on the sales of chicken products.

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London: Scientists say a deadly new strain of bird flu that emerged in China this year jumped between humans. A study by Chinese researchers published in the ‘British Medical Journal’ on Wednesday reported the first case of human-to-human transmission of H7N9 that infected 133 people and led to 43 deaths till the end of June.

Madhya Pradesh government issued directives to districts for exercising extra alertness and caution for prevention and control of bird flu in view of reports of this disease in bordering districts

Bird flu has been confirmed in three more poultry farms at Jharuwarasi VDC in Bhaktapur.

Bird flu has been confirmed in Nawalparasi district.

The Nepalese government has banned the movement of poultry products in Kathmandu valley after the uncontrolled spread of bird flu over the last 15 days.

With bird flu reported in Bhaktapur, authorities in the adjoining district of Kavre have gone on high alert to prevent a possible outbreak in the district.

Authorities have confirmed the outbreak of Bird flu in two places of Pokhara in Kaski district.