Two Nigerian cities hit by bird flu: authorities
Lagos (AFP) Jan 20, 2015 - Thousands of chickens have been culled in southern Nigeria after the discovery of bird flu in some poultry farms, the local health authorities said on Tuesday. State government officials in the financial capital, Lagos, and the oil city of Port Harcourt, said they had ordered the cull to prevent the spread of the disease. Lagos State agriculture commissioner Gbolahan Lawal said birds wer ... more

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