Kathmandu Valley battles bird flu outbreaks

Officials say infection has been reported at over 50 places.

The Department of Livestock Services on Monday deployed four separate rapid response teams of veterinary technicians to cull chickens and ducks, in firms hit by avian influenza virus A (H5N1). As all three districts of the Valley—Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur—are currently witnessing a major bird flu spread, and outbreaks have been reported from multiple places at once, officials say they are racing to contain the spread.