The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday announced that there had been unusual high mortality in two poultry farms and live bird markets in Kano and Lagos states.
The ministry said the
bird’s blood samples forwarded to the National Veterinary Research Institute
tested positive for H5 Strain of Avian Influenza virus, otherwise known as bird
flu, adding that another confirmatory samples were sent to the International
Reference Laboratory in Padova, Italy for further characterisation.
Avian influenza, known
informally as Avian flu or bird flu, refers to influenza caused by viruses
adapted to birds. Influenza, commonly known as ‘flu’ is an infectious disease
caused by the influenza virus.
The ministry, in a
statement, noted that it had taken some measures in the affected sites to
contain the reported outbreaks.
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