Kill 27 , 000 To Curb Spread

Poultry farmers in Bauchi State
are counting their losses as Avian
Influenza ( bird flu ) outbreak
killed 50 , 000 birds , while 27 , 000
of them were deliberately
slaughtered to prevent the spread
of the disease .


Commissioner for Agriculture and
Rural Development , Sama ’ ila
Adamu Burga , who made this
known to newsmen , yesterday ,
said Bauchi and Toro councils
were badly hit by the bird flu .


The government called on poultry
farmers to adhere strictly to the
guidelines on marketing,
movement of poultry products,
general hygiene , consumption of
wholesome poultry and poultry
products.


Burga said seven states , including
Bauchi , are suffering from the
disease . “It is gladdening to state
that , so far , many poultry
industry stakeholders , such as
poultry owners /workers , my field
officers and live bird marketers ,
were screened through a joint
exercise between my ministry,
Ministry of Health and Nigeria
Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC )
where samples were collected ,
sent to laboratory and all the
results turned out to be negative . ”
He revealed that the Ministry of
Agriculture in Bauchi has over 130
qualified veterinary doctors
spread across 20 councils , who
are always ready to attend to
complaints from poultry farmers ,
marketers and the general public .


The commissioner described
Avian influenza as a highly
infectious zoonotic disease that
can be transmitted from animals
to humans , saying the disease is
known to have caused economic
losses either directly through loss
of birds and their products or
directly through losses along
value chain with attendant
consequences being loss of jobs .
Burga , who noted that the disease
also has ability to affect human
beings and cause deaths , said it
was first recorded at Sambawa
farms, Kaduna State in 2006 and
later spread to other states in the
federation. The disease was also
noticed in 2007 , 2015 , 2019 and
this year , 2021.


He assured that his ministry is
working round the clock in
conjunction with stakeholders to
ensure that such outbreaks are
not only contained , but stopped
in the state .

https://m.guardian.ng/news/poultry-farmers-lose-50000-to-bird-flu/

MikeMicheal:
Dear Nigerians, prepare to consume FLU infested poultry produce/products, made available by wicked and greedy entities.

As long as it I properly prepared, well cooked, hands washed thoroughly and proper hygiene maintained while preparing it, you would not have any problems.

rottennaija:


As long as it I properly prepared, well cooked, hands washed thoroughly and proper hygiene maintained while preparing it, you would not have any problems.

You are not wrong, but the proper practice is to dispose such.

buhariana flu

MikeMicheal:
You are not wrong, but the proper practice is to dispose such.

Well, I was actually referring to poultry products that we buy daily from the market where we are not sure what might have been the condition of these birds before being slaughtered for consumption.