Gert van der Hoek
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Bird flu resurfaces in Katsina state
Katsina, Jan. 10, 2007 (NAN) Avian flu is suspected to have killed a total of 1,750 chickens in Katsina metropolis and Batagarawa village near the state capital following an outbreak of the disease last week.
The state Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Alhaji Kabir Faskari, made this known in today in Katsina. He said surveillance was being mounted in other poultry farms in the state in order to report any suspected case of the disease.
Faskari said the disease was discovered by the committee on bird flu in a poultry farm belonging to one Aliyu Isyaku, in the metropolis and another farm in Batagarawa council area.
He stated that the committee had also taken some samples from the affected farms which had since been sent to Vom in Plateau state for test. Flu -- 2 He said so far 1000 chicks and 750 chicks were destroyed at the affected farms in Katsina and Batagarawa respectively. The chairman added that all the affected farms had been disinfected to avoid further spread of the disease.
Faskari further stated that members of the association had been alerted on the resurfacing of the disease. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Ali Hussaini, confirmed the outbreak of avian flu in the state. Husssaini said the state government was taking all necessary precautionary measures to ensure the control of the disease in the state.
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Katsina, Jan. 10, 2007 (NAN) Avian flu is suspected to have killed a total of 1,750 chickens in Katsina metropolis and Batagarawa village near the state capital following an outbreak of the disease last week.
The state Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Alhaji Kabir Faskari, made this known in today in Katsina. He said surveillance was being mounted in other poultry farms in the state in order to report any suspected case of the disease.
Faskari said the disease was discovered by the committee on bird flu in a poultry farm belonging to one Aliyu Isyaku, in the metropolis and another farm in Batagarawa council area.
He stated that the committee had also taken some samples from the affected farms which had since been sent to Vom in Plateau state for test. Flu -- 2 He said so far 1000 chicks and 750 chicks were destroyed at the affected farms in Katsina and Batagarawa respectively. The chairman added that all the affected farms had been disinfected to avoid further spread of the disease.
Faskari further stated that members of the association had been alerted on the resurfacing of the disease. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Ali Hussaini, confirmed the outbreak of avian flu in the state. Husssaini said the state government was taking all necessary precautionary measures to ensure the control of the disease in the state.
http://www.upi.com/AfricaMonitoring/view.php?StoryID=20070110-669800-4936-r