Tag: Bird Flu
Bird flu hits Kano, chickens die in dozens
To prevent further spread, he said, the state Ministry of Agriculture had sealed the affected area, depopulated the remaining chickens…
Bird flu hits Kebbi
He said the authorities were saddled with the task of preventing the disease from spreading beyond the affected facility.
Lagos commences decontamination of live-bird markets
Lagos state government has commenced two-week decontamination of 26 major poultry markets in the state against the resurgence of avian…
Bird flu: Over 10,000 birds destroyed in Jos
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Plateau State chapter, has said that over 10,000 birds had been destroyed in Jos…
South Korea confirms second highly pathogenic bird flu case
South Korea on Wednesday confirmed another highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) case from a local poultry farm, sparking further concerns…
Bird flu hits Plateau, kills 3,900 birds
An outbreak of Bird flu also known as Avian Influenza has hit Plateau, killing at least 3,900 birds.
Bird flu: Indonesia bans import of poultry from Malaysia
Indonesian Agriculture Ministry has halted shipments of poultry and its derivative products from Malaysia, following the reports of a bird…
Bird flu spreads across South Africa
Bird flu has continued to spread in South Africa as more cases of the outbreak were recorded in six of…
Bird Flu Outbreak: Zimbabwe Faces Shortage Of Broiler Chicks
Zimbabwe has been hit by a shortage of broiler chicks after the country’s biggest poultry producer was hit by an…
Bird Flu: South Africa’s Neighbours Ban Poultry Imports
Namibia and Botswana on Tuesday suspended poultry imports from South Africa with immediate effect, following outbreaks of highly contagious H5N8…
Bird flu: Kaduna government sensitizes poultry farmers
The Kaduna State Government says it has started a massive sensitisation campaign in about 400 poultry farms to curtail the…
Nigerian Govt. Alerts Public On Bird Flu Outbreak
The Nigerian Government on Friday alerted the public to the outbreak of Avian Influenza or Birdflu in the FCT and…
China Reports 6 Bird Flu Cases, One Death
China reported six new cases of H7N9 bird flu including one death in Human after live poultry markets in the…
China Bird Flu Death Toll Rises To 161
China reported 61 fatalities and 160 cases of human infection from H7N9 bird flu in February, the government said on…
Bird Flu: FG To Compensate Poultry Farmers
The Federal Government has assured poultry farmers of its readiness to compensate those affected by the 2015/2016 Avian Influenza (Bird…
Bird flu kills 11,000 birds in Plateau
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Plateau, said on Monday that avian influenza or bird flu has resurfaced in…
Bird flu: FG deploys experts to assess Kano poultry farms
Some experts from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Jos, have visited Kano State to…
Rwanda bans poultry products amid bird flu concerns
Rwanda has imposed temporary ban on all imported poultry products from Uganda and European countries due to outbreak of Avian…
Bird flu: Commissioner allays fears in Kwara
The Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Bamidele Adekoge, has allayed fears arising from a recent news of a new…
Bird flu: Kano government to disinfect markets, poultry farms
The Kano State government said it would soon begin disinfection of all poultry farms and markets as part of measures…
Bird flu: Kano state Govt kills 9,000 birds
The Kano State government said it has so far killed 9,000 birds since bird flu resurfaced in the state two…
Bird flu resurfaces in Kano
Kano State Government on Wednesday announced the resurfacing of bird flu in the state. Dr Shehu Bawa, the Director Veterinary…
Bird Flu: Kaduna govt. on red alert
The Kaduna State Government says its officials are monitoring to curtail possible spread of bird flu, following reported outbreak of…
Bird flu: Kano State Govt. kills 340, 000 birds in 2 months
The Kano State Government said on Friday it had so far killed over 340, 000 birds since bird flu resurfaced…
Bird flu: Kano Govt. releases N3m for procurement of disinfectants
The Kano State Government said it has released N3 million for procurement of disinfectant to clean poultry farms affected by…
Tackling Resurgence Of Bird Flu In Nigeria
Rasak Musbau Poultry production is an important and diverse component of Nigeria’s agriculture. Poultry products including eggs, chicken and turkey…
Bird flu spreads to third location in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the…
Rivers Govt. receives report on bird flu, takes samples for test
The Rivers Government said on Thursday that it had received reports of new bird flu outbreak in the state. Dr…
3,000 Chickens Killed As Bird Flu Ends In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 3,000 chickens have been killed in Lagos in order to check the spread of the deadly…
18 Nigerian States, 322 Poultry Farms, Affected By Bird Flu
Simon Ateba/Ibadan A total of 18 states and 322 poultry farms have been affected by the current Avian Influenza outbreak…