More than 3,000 poultry birds were culled in northern Nigeria Wednesday amid fears of another bird flu outbreak, authorities said.
The outbreak occurred in the Girei council area of northern Adamawa State. The state's commissioner for animal production, Salihu Bello, said the birds were killed to prevent a further spread and appealed to poultry farmers in the state to report all cases of suspicious bird diseases in their farms.
Girei is the major centre of poultry in the state. Bello cautioned against eating any birds from the region.
Last December, a large quantity of dead birds suspected of being killed by avian influenza were found deposited near the Jimeta abattoir in the state.
The birds were packaged in large sacks and deposited in a drainage near the abattoir.
Nigeria recorded a resurgence of the flu in its northern parts earlier in the month, making government agencies resume outreach campaigns to farmers to prevent a further spread.
The flu was first noticed in a farm in Kaduna State, also in the country's north, last February before it spread across the country.
Nigeria has yet to record any case of transmission of the flu to humans.
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The outbreak occurred in the Girei council area of northern Adamawa State. The state's commissioner for animal production, Salihu Bello, said the birds were killed to prevent a further spread and appealed to poultry farmers in the state to report all cases of suspicious bird diseases in their farms.
Girei is the major centre of poultry in the state. Bello cautioned against eating any birds from the region.
Last December, a large quantity of dead birds suspected of being killed by avian influenza were found deposited near the Jimeta abattoir in the state.
The birds were packaged in large sacks and deposited in a drainage near the abattoir.
Nigeria recorded a resurgence of the flu in its northern parts earlier in the month, making government agencies resume outreach campaigns to farmers to prevent a further spread.
The flu was first noticed in a farm in Kaduna State, also in the country's north, last February before it spread across the country.
Nigeria has yet to record any case of transmission of the flu to humans.
http://www.playfuls.com/news_004190_Nigeria_Records_Another_Avian_Flu_Outbreak.html