Monday 26 January 2015

Nigeria reports H5N1 bird flu in five states

EPIDEMICS
Nigeria reports H5N1 bird flu in five states
Abuja (AFP) Jan 21, 2015 - Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed that five states have been hit with the H5N1 strain of bird flu, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of poultry but no human cases. Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina said the first cases were confirmed on a commercial farm in the northern city of Kano and at a live bird market in Lagos State on January 8. "While we quickly confirmed that the ca ... more


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