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. Authorities have issued high precaution in eastern districts of Jhapa and Ilam, officials said. Six other districts of eastern Nepal have been put under direct observation, they said. So far, no bird flu case has been detected in Nepal. Bird flu outbreak was reported in West Bengal and other north-eastern Indian states in January this year, following which the Indian government undertook a massive culling operation. However, fresh outbreak of avian influenza was reported in March and the government is still coping with the menace.