Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds in a farm in Plateau.
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The Kano state government has issued a public alert over an isolated outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) in Gwale Local Government Area of the state.
Enugu State Government says it has intensified sensitisation of poultry farmers, traders and the general public on the risks associated with the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), known as Bird Flu
The Kano State Government has confirmed an isolated case of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in the state.
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the risk of avian flu spreading to a wider population remains “low” a day after the United States reported its first human death from bird flu.
The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave off the threat of another pandemic — particularly ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate region.
President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration announced on Friday that it will allocate $306 million to bolster the nation’s bird flu response before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
The bird flu virus found in a severely ill patient hospitalized in the United States has mutated to become better adapted to human airways, though there is no evidence it has spread beyond the individual, authorities said.
According to WHO, the 59-year-old had died on April 24 after developing a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea and general discomfort.