Bird flu kills 300 birds in Plateau

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Bird flu kills 300 birds in Plateau

Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds on a farm in Plateau. Shase’et Sipak, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National Veterinary Research Institute, NVRI, Vom, in Jos. He also stated that the affected farm was located in Bassa Local Government Area of the state. “When we got wind of the suspect…