flu outbreak
- The federal government said to contain the
spread of the disease there must be a ban on
the importation of poultry and products
- FG also said that quarantining and putting in
place bio-security measures among many
others will help reduce the spread of the
disease
Following the recent bird flu outbreak, the federal
government has, alerted Nigerians on the states
were the virus is presently.
The director of veterinary and pest control services at
the ministry of agriculture and rural development
Gideon Mshelbwala said the disease is currently in
seven states across Nigeria.
Mshelbwala at a meeting with state commissioners
of agriculture in Abuja on Friday, June 2, said to
contain the spread of the disease across more state,
there must be a ban on the importation of poultry and
products.
The federal government said to contain the spread of
the disease there must be a ban on the importation of
poultry and products
He added that quarantining and putting in place bio-
security measures among many others will help
reduce the spread of the disease.
Mshelbwala also warned all poultry farmers in
Nigeria against every form of illegal vaccination of
birds.
He said the control of the disease is a deadly
alternative.
Below are the seven states currently
Bauchi
Kaduna
Kano
Katsina
Nasarawa
Plateau
FCT
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