Bird Flu now in 11 states – FG

The Federal Government on Wednesday said
the H5N1 influenza virus, also known as bird
flu, is now present in 11 states in Nigeria.
It confirmed the presence of the virus in four
other states apart from the seven states earlier
reported on January 22, 2015.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, outlined
the additional states to include Oyo, Jigawa,
Gombe and Imo.
He said the total number of birds exposed had
risen to 232,385 with 51,444 mortalities
recorded.
Details soon.