Bird flu alert in eastern Nepal
Nepal has sounded a high alert in country's eastern areas following bird flu outbreak in neighbouring districts in India. "As we are just 15 km far from virus outbreak area in India, there is high risk of transferring virus to the country,' Dr Dhan R Ratala, programme director of Livestock Training Service Centre, said. "We are trying to prevent the virus from entering our country', he added. Nepal has already banned import of poultry products from India after the bird flu virus outbreak was reported.