The
Chairman of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Plateau, Mr John Dasar, has
cautioned its members to ensure strict bio-security measures to avert another
outbreak of bird flu.
Dasar
said in an interview in Jos on Saturday that the warning became necessary as
investigations showed that the disease had resurfaced in Kano and some states
in the South West.
He
called on the farmers to adopt stringent bio-security measures to forestall the
outbreak of the disease.
“Bird
flu is one of the fastest spreading diseases in Nigeria. This is because
poultry products are being moved from one point to another and from state to
state.
“The
last time the disease began in Lagos around Jan. 8, 2015 and by Jan. 18 of that
same year, it was already recorded in Plateau, meaning that within the span of
just 10 days, it had reached our domain.
“Reports
have it that the disease has shown its ugly head in Kano and some states in the
South West, so the need for our farmers to be reminded to take their
bio-security more seriously,” he said.
Source: Vanguard
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