Bird flu has been detected in two poultry farms at Tarkeshwar Municipality in Kathmandu. The infectious disease, medically known as H5N1 influenza virus, was detected and confirmed in the chickens being reared in the farms belonging to Shyam Sundar Basnet of Basnet Tole in Tarkeshwor-7 and Shyam Kumar Basnet, chief of Department of Livestock Services Dr Jaya Prakash Raya said. According to him, as many as 28,000 chickens were being culled after they were tested positive for the infection. Dr Raya said the infection that causes severe respiratory diseases in birds was also seen in ducks and chickens last year and that they were destroyed to prevent further infection. The disinfectant was being sprayed in the empty poultry farms to kill the virus. (RSS)