KATHMANDU, Jan. 25 (Chinese media) -- Authorities have launched a second-phase program to prevent the possible spread of bird flu in Jhapa district in eastern Nepal, where the disease was traced in chicken, nepalnews.com reported on Sunday.
Officials at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives said thousands of chicken and other birds were culled and poultry products destroyed in Mechinagar Municipality, Jhapa, some 320 km east of Kathmandu, during the first phase of the anti-bird flu drive.
The 2nd-phase, which will continue for three months, will include cleaning programs in sensitive places like poultry firms and sales stores.
The government had issued a bird flu alert in Mechinagar on January 16.
Meanwhile, as part of the anti-bird flu surveillance, the Home Ministry has banned transportation of live birds and poultry products in buses and other public vehicles.
The ministry said in a statement Saturday that police officials can take action against anybody found carrying chicken and other live birds while using public transport.
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