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Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads to 82 Locations Across 11 Districts in Nepal

Occurred 27 Jun 2026·Detected 27 Jun 2026·
🇳🇵 Multiple districts across Nepal including Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur), Jhapa, Sunsari, Mahottari, Nawalparasi, and Chitwan2 reportsEnded 1 Jul 2026
Pandemic & Health

Avian influenza has been confirmed at 82 locations across 11 districts in Nepal, including the Kathmandu Valley, per a single Nepali-language mainstream media report. GKG-derived culling figures (~6,000 birds, ~6,000 eggs) remain metadata-only and unverified operationally. No insured commercial poultry facility loss, trade or export restrictions, or cross-border supply-chain disruption has been reported, and no London specialty line is currently engaged.

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Impact verdict

Low impact. The reported scale of culling is consistent with smallholder/backyard flocks rather than commercial poultry operations and remains well below thresholds that would engage London Market livestock, property, specie, or contingent business interruption covers. Absence of any government-imposed trade, export, or movement restrictions removes the main conduit through which this event could crystallise political risk, trade credit, or marine cargo exposure. Agricultural disease events at this scale do not trigger underwriter action on London Market books.

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Affected countries

🇳🇵 Nepal

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