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New Bird Flu Outbreak - Nigeria

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    Posted: October 01 2015 at 9:40am
http://afrikmouth.com/2015/10/01/new-outbreak-of-bird-flu-spreads-to-21-states/

A new outbreak of Avian Influenza (bird flu) has been reported in 85 local government areas in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Federal Government has said.

Cases of bird flu were first reported in January by the government in over 11 states.

The government said the new outbreak which has been reported in Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Oyo, Enugu, Abia and the FCT, occurred between July and last month.


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The Permanent Secretary, Federal. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sonny Echono, who spoke at a meeting with stakeholders in the poultry industry, said that 491 farmers have been affected by the disease.

Echono said that 1, 597, 191 birds have been depopulated so far.

comment: This is a serious outbreak. We are long overdue for a return of Avian Flu in the United States. It could happen any day.


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That would be H5N1. Right, Med ?
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