Lagos on red alert over bird flu All chicken markets in Lagos - TopicsExpress



          

Lagos on red alert over bird flu All chicken markets in Lagos State and environs have been placed on red alert even as veterinary institutions have stepped up surveillance to contain the avian influenza (bird flu) outbreak reported last week in two poultries in Lagos and Kano states. Nigeria was the first country in Africa to report H5N1 in poultry in 2006, according to the World Health Organisation, WHO. Disclosing this to Vanguard in a telephone interview, Chairman, Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association, NVMA, Lagos State chapter, Dr Alao Mobolaji, however allayed growing fears over the incidence, saying it was safe to consume chicken and other poultry as long as it was properly handled and well cooked. He said: “I can assure you that we have been able to contain it - Read more thebusinessdispatch/lagos-on-red-alert-over-bird-flu/
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:38:10 +0000

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