on May 20, 2018
H5N1 avian influenza returns to Nepal
Flock of 1,500 laying hens lost to virus
After an absence of more than one year, the H5N1 variant of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus has been detected on a farm in Nepal, and new outbreaks of the disease have occurred in poultry in Taiwan and South Africa.
Two weeks after a nearby domestic duck flock…