Kathmandu, Nepal, June 30, 2026 (AFP) - Bird flu cases rise in Nepal, only zoo shut

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Nepal is battling a surge in bird flu cases, and has slaughtered more than 596,000 poultry and shut its only zoo, agriculture ministry officials said Tuesday. The Himalayan nation has had bird flu in previous years, but the first cases this year were reported on March 18. Since then, government livestock officials have overseen the widespread culling of chickens and other domestic birds, and the destruction of more than a million eggs. Umesh Daha......

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