100,000 fowls culled after bird flu hits farms in Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari

Officials say H9N2 virus, along with H5N1, has caused massive poultry deaths. Thousands of eggs and tons of feed disposed of.

Over 100,000 domestic fowls—layers, broilers, indigenous chickens, and ducks—have been culled in Jhapa, Morang, and Sunsari districts following confirmation of avian influenza viruses A(H9N2) and A(H5N1).