Burga said the bird flu, also known as Avian Influenza, broke out in two local government areas: Bauchi and Toro.
Browsing: Avian Influenza
The Information Officer, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Abubakar Kuta, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Minna
The decontamination, which began on Wednesday, is to last for two weeks.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Abisola Olusanya, kicked off the exercise at the Awolowo Live Bird Market, Mushin Local Government Area of the state.
Dr. Nnanna Onyekwere, the Director of Public Health in the state Ministry of Health, told NAN in Port Harcourt that hundreds of birds in the farm had been eliminated