Outbreak Situation of Avian Influenza in Jhapa District:
First Outbreak of HPAI in Nepal was officially announced in backyard poultry in Mechinagar Municipality of Jhapa district in 16 January for the first time in Nepal. Ten Rapid Response Teams (RRT) were deployed to control HPAI in outbreak in the Municipality. After killing 26,616 birds in the area, government officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives had said that the HPAI was taken in control on February 9. Details of Stamping out operation are given below in the table:
Second outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in Sharanamati village of Jhapa district on February 20 after 150 backyard chickens died two weeks ago belonging to a poultry trader. The Rapid Response Teams (RRT) deployed from the capital to control HPAI in outbreak area has completed its culling and killing operation on 26 February. The RRTs killed 2571 Backyard Poultry, 29 ducks, 271 Pigeon and destroyed 523 eggs belonging to some 446 households of the outbreak area during the five-day operation.
Establishment of the Control Room
Bird flu control room for the Mechinagar Outbreak was established at Municipality office, Ittabhatta and for the Sharanamati Outbreak at Border Police Station, Tangandubba 6, khayarbari under the command of Dr. R.K. Khatiwoda and Dr I. K. Jha respectively.
Establishment of the RRT Camp
To control and contain the disease, RRT camp was established at a primary school near by the epicenter at Kakarvitta for Kakarvitta outbreak and for Sharanamnati Outbreak at Mahendra Lower Secondary School at Panthapada, located inside the infected zone.
Influenza virus type A was also diagnosed by National Animal Disease Investigation Laboratory, Tripureshwor at Pathamari VDC-5 of Jhapa district where Stamping Out Operation was conducted in Patches (in selected small area). The teams deployed to operate in this area were called Problem Response Team (PRT). This outbreak However was not declared by government of Nepal.
The map below shows the outbreak area of bird flu in jhapa district and the table below shows deatils of total stamping out at kakarvita outbreak of HPAI.
First Outbreak of HPAI in Nepal was officially announced in backyard poultry in Mechinagar Municipality of Jhapa district in 16 January for the first time in Nepal. Ten Rapid Response Teams (RRT) were deployed to control HPAI in outbreak in the Municipality. After killing 26,616 birds in the area, government officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives had said that the HPAI was taken in control on February 9. Details of Stamping out operation are given below in the table:
Second outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in Sharanamati village of Jhapa district on February 20 after 150 backyard chickens died two weeks ago belonging to a poultry trader. The Rapid Response Teams (RRT) deployed from the capital to control HPAI in outbreak area has completed its culling and killing operation on 26 February. The RRTs killed 2571 Backyard Poultry, 29 ducks, 271 Pigeon and destroyed 523 eggs belonging to some 446 households of the outbreak area during the five-day operation.
Establishment of the Control Room
Bird flu control room for the Mechinagar Outbreak was established at Municipality office, Ittabhatta and for the Sharanamati Outbreak at Border Police Station, Tangandubba 6, khayarbari under the command of Dr. R.K. Khatiwoda and Dr I. K. Jha respectively.
Establishment of the RRT Camp
To control and contain the disease, RRT camp was established at a primary school near by the epicenter at Kakarvitta for Kakarvitta outbreak and for Sharanamnati Outbreak at Mahendra Lower Secondary School at Panthapada, located inside the infected zone.
Influenza virus type A was also diagnosed by National Animal Disease Investigation Laboratory, Tripureshwor at Pathamari VDC-5 of Jhapa district where Stamping Out Operation was conducted in Patches (in selected small area). The teams deployed to operate in this area were called Problem Response Team (PRT). This outbreak However was not declared by government of Nepal.
The map below shows the outbreak area of bird flu in jhapa district and the table below shows deatils of total stamping out at kakarvita outbreak of HPAI.
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