The Federal Government on Wednesday said the H5N1
influenza virus, also known as bird flu, is now present in
11 states in Nigeria.
It confirmed the presence of the virus in four other
states apart from the seven states earlier reported on
January 22, 2015.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr.
Akinwumi Adesina, outlined the additional states to
include Oyo, Jigawa, Gombe and Imo.
He said the total number of birds exposed had risen to
232,385 with 51,444 mortalities recorded.
Details soon.


source: http://www.punchng.com/news/bird-flu-now-in-11-states-fg/