An outbreak of bird flu, also known as avian influenza, has hit Plateau State, killing at least 3,900 birds. He said, “Sometimes in January, when we heard of an outbreak of the dreaded disease in some part of Bauchi State, we knew Plateau is at risk. “We immediately swung into action and took sample from the farms to our labs and it was confirmed it is bird flu. “Without hesitation, we went and depopulated the farms to avoid further spread of the disease to other farms. Shaset charged poultry farmers and live bird marketers to step up bio-security and hygiene measures within and around their farms and markets.

Source: Punch February 19, 2019 23:37 UTC