Inaruwa, April 1
Bird flu infection in local poultry farms in the district has started to escalate. Dr Manoj Kumar Mahato, Head of the District-based Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Expert Centre in Inaruwa, confirmed the increasing spread of the virus across various poultry farms in the district, including those in the district headquarters.
Lately, a broiler poultry farm owned by Suman Kumar Rai of Kusumgachhi of Inaruwa Municipality-2, and a local breed poultry farm owned by Suman Gobinda Shrestha of Itahari-6, reported infections. Following the development, the efforts to contain the spread of the virus have been intensified.
A high alert has been issued around the infected farms, and other poultry farms in the district are under strict surveillance, Dr Mahato said. Farmers have been urged to promptly report to the Centre if the birds show any unusual symptoms and to isolate such poultry from external contacts. As of now, in the district, 19,365 poultry from 14 farms have been culled.
