KATHMANDU, May 14: A rapid response team of District Veterinary Office, Kathmandu culled 1,465 chickens following the confirmation of H5N1 virus in a poultry farm owned by Amar Karki of Mulpani VDC-3.

Recent instances of farms dumping carcasses in landfills and using methods to kill chickens that put workers in close proximity to the virus show how the process of getting rid of infected birds could ...