Avian Influenza H5N1 — Nigeria
More than 1.4 million birds were destroyed to stamp out bird influenza that hit poultry farms early this year [2015], according to Dr. Mohammed Ahmed, the Executive Director, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom.
Ahmed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Vom on Sun [12 Jul 2015] that 18 states were affected by the flu, the last case being reported on 28 May 2015. He said that 800 [suspected samples] were [tested] in the institute’s laboratory, out of which 500 tested positive to
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