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        Bird Flu: Not At Epidemic Level–  FG | Avian Influenza
        By Ruth Tene Natsa
        — Feb 5, 2015 |
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The federal government through the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adeshina has allayed fears of Nigerians over the re-occurence of the Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) saying “Nigeria is not in a state of epidemic”
Speaking at a ministerial briefing with Journalists on the reported 
case of the bird flu in Abuja yesterday, he said “ we are not in a state
 of any epidemic, seven states have so far reported cases of the bird 
flu, Including Kano, Lagos, Ogun,Delta,Rivers,Edo and Plateau States to 
date.
He added that 21 Commercial farms, 9 live birds markets and one private zoo have been affected in the seven states”
Akinwumi revealed that Kano state where the initial case of bird flu 
was found remained the most affected with a total of 103,445 birds 
having been exposed to the infection with 15,963(15%) mortality 
reported. The affected areas he said includw Gwale, Kumbotso, Tofa, 
Gaya, and Ungogo local government areas.
According to Akinwumi “It is to be recalled that an initial case of 
the incidence was reported on some poultry farms in a live market in 
Kano and Lagos respectively on January 8,2015, said Akinwumi “ While we 
quickly confirmed that the cases were due to H5N,we could not at the 
time determine the biotype.We have now confirmed that the cases were due
 to the H5N1 Virus”
Akinwumi revealed that as at yesterday “ a total of 140,390 birds had
 been associated with bird flu exposures with 22,573(16%) mortality 
recorded.
He added that though bird flu is a disease primarily of poultry,it 
has the ability to affect humans if not properly handled within poultry 
populations.
The minister assured that all necessary measures to ensure public 
safety is protected and that the poultry industry is not significantly 
affected by the spread of the flu.”
I can assure you that Nigeria is managing the recent outbreak with strong determination,purposefulness and aggressiveness”
He assured that “different levels of interventions,including de 
population,decontamination and quarantine are currently on going. The 
FMARD is spearheading a rapid response system in close collaboration 
with the state governments Ministries of Agriculture” he added.

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	Bird Flu: Not At Epidemic Level– FG \| Avian Influenza By Ruth Tene Natsa — Feb 5, 2015 \| 0 Comments The federal government through the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adeshina has allayed fears of Nigerians over the re-occurence of the Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) saying “Nigeria is not in a state of epidemic” Speaking at a ministerial briefing with Journalists on the reported case of the bird flu in Abuja yesterday, he said “ we are not in a state of any epidemic, seven states have so far reported cases of the bird flu, Including Kano, Lagos, Ogun,Delta,Rivers,Edo and Plateau States to date. He added that 21 Commercial farms, 9 live birds markets and one private zoo have been affected in the seven states” Akinwumi revealed that Kano state where the initial case of bird flu was found remained the most affected with a total of 103,445 birds having been exposed to the infection with 15,963(15%) mortality reported. The affected areas he said includw Gwale, Kumbotso, Tofa, Gaya, and Ungogo local government areas. According to Akinwumi “It is to be recalled that an initial case of the incidence was reported on some poultry farms in a live market in Kano and Lagos respectively on January 8,2015, said Akinwumi “ While we quickly confirmed that the cases were due to H5N,we could not at the time determine the biotype.We have now confirmed that the cases were due to the H5N1 Virus” Akinwumi revealed that as at yesterday “ a total of 140,390 birds had been associated with bird flu exposures with 22,573(16%) mortality recorded. He added that though bird flu is a disease primarily of poultry,it has the ability to affect humans if not properly handled within poultry populations. The minister assured that all necessary measures to ensure public safety is protected and that the poultry industry is not significantly affected by the spread of the flu.” I can assure you that Nigeria is managing the recent outbreak with strong determination,purposefulness and aggressiveness” He assured that “different levels of interventions,including de population,decontamination and quarantine are currently on going. The FMARD is spearheading a rapid response system in close collaboration with the state governments Ministries of Agriculture” he added. http://leadership.ng/news/409635/bird-flu-epidemic-level-fg-2
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