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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (178): Nigeria (SW) poultry, HPAI H5N1, spread

Avian Influenza H5N1 -- NigeriaThe National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, said on [Tue 11 Aug 2015] that new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI] (bird flu) have been discovered in Abia and Enugu states. Dr Mohammed Ahmed, the executive director of the institute, said that it was the 1st time the flu was found in the 2 eastern states. "The last cases we stamped out in May [2015], after destroying more than 1.4 million birds, affected only 18 states. Now the 2 states have Read more [...]