By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Poultry farms in Plateau have been hit by a fresh outbreak of Avian Influenza otherwise known as bird flu in the state.
The Director and Chief Veterinary Officer in the state, Dr Sipak Dawat Shaseet made this known on Friday.
Shaseet who spoke to the Punch, said that the outbreak has affected four farms in Jos North and Jos South Local Government Areas of the state.
SBird flu hits Plateau poultry farmshaseet said, “When we started noticing deaths of some birds, we suspected some farms and visited them last week.
“Some samples were taken and sent to the National Veterinary Research Institute in Vom and just two days ago (Wednesday), we received the results which turned out to be positive for Avian influenza. So far, four farms have been affected; Three in Jos North and One in Jos South.”
The Director said that the flu has killed many birds but he didn’t state the number of deaths recorded.
In a message he circulated to the poultry farmers and other stakeholders in the state to alert them of the development, the Director assured that efforts were being made to stop the virus from spreading to other council areas of the state.
