Bird Flu Spreads Widely in Kathmandu Valley Due to Crows

Kathmandu. Bird flu has spread widely in the Kathmandu Valley due to crows. The bird flu has spread throughout the valley after the disease was detected in crows here.

Director General of the Department of Animal Services Dr. Umesh Dahal said that the bird flu has spread throughout the valley as it was detected in crows. "Bird flu seen in chickens can be controlled. But bird flu seen in crows cannot be controlled," he said, "Crows have spread infection in many places including the Central Zoo."

Director General Dr. Dahal says that infected crows spread the disease by flying from one place to another. He said that since the infection seen in crows lasts for 21 days, it can spread a lot of bird flu. "After crows die, it is not known where they died. And that dead crow spreads bird flu. The droppings of crows also spread a lot of bird flu," he said.

Currently, bird flu has been detected in all three districts of the Kathmandu Valley. According to him, bird flu infection has been detected in 100 places in 11 districts across the country.

Director General Dr. Dahal said that bird flu has been brought under control in all places except Kirtipur and Kageshwari Manohara in the valley. Bird flu is a highly contagious disease with a high mortality rate in birds. He said that special precautions have been urged in the valley after bird flu was detected in crows.

The department has established a bird flu disease control room under the leadership of the Deputy Director General of the department and is conducting a bird flu disease control campaign in coordination with the federal, provincial, and local levels in the places where the disease has been detected.