The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development has announced new cases of Avian
Influenza otherwise known as Bird flu in Nigeria.
Avian influenza is a type of viral disease
affiliated to birds only and is an infectious
disease.
In a statement released yesterday January
15th, the ministry said that there has been an
increasing number of deaths of poultry animals
in two poultry farms and live bird markets in
Lagos and Kano.
Test conducted on the dead birds at the
National Veterinary Research Institute showed
the birds were infected with H5 Strain of Avian
Influenza virus, otherwise known as bird flu.
Have been put in
place to contain the spread of the deadly virus
as the poultries and market where the disease
was first identified has been quarantined.
The Ministry instructed all state Ministry of
Agriculture and its agencies to be on the alert
for any new case of the disease.
“All state Directors of Veterinary Services
and the Federal Capital Territory, Poultry
Association of Nigeria and other stakeholders
have been informed and advised to be on alert
with intensified bio-security measures to
avert possible spread of the disease to other
states. The World Organisation for Animal
Health and Inter African Bureau for Animal
Resource and development partners have been
appropriately notified in compliance with our
statutory international obligations.”
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