Friday 30 January 2015

Bird Flu Spreads to 11 States in Nigeria, Government Declares

Cases of H5N1 strain of bird flu has spread from seven to 11 states of Nigeria within a week, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of poultry, confirmed Nigeria on Thursday. No human cases of bird flu were recorded. Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina told an emergency meeting on the outbreak that "as of yesterday (Wednesday) a total of 11 states, have reported positive cases". Cases have been recorded in Kano, Plateau, Gombe and Jigawa in ...

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