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West Africa: After Ebola, UN Worried About Bird Flu Outbreak in West Africa
News24Wire, 20 July 2015
Countries in West Africa, which have been hard hit by the Ebola virus, may soon be battling with a serious bird flu crisis, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization… Read more »
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Ghana: Parliament Approves Gh¢ 11 Million to Combat Avian Influenza
Ghana Govt., 16 July 2015
Parliament has approved an amount of GH¢11,035,610.00 million from the Contingency Fund to support the Ministry of Agriculture's emergency plan to combat the outbreak of the… Read more »
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West Africa: Worries Rise Over Outbreaks of Avian Flu in West Africa
FAO, 20 July 2015
FAO calls for $20 million to prevent spread across region of 330 million Read more »
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West Africa: Bird Flu Spreads, Threatens People
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 20 July 2015
A highly contagious strain of avian flu is spreading across West Africa, decimating poultry farms and stoking fears the virus will jump from birds to humans, the U.N.'s food agency… Read more »
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West Africa: Avian Flu Threatens West Africa Poultry Farmers
IRIN, 23 June 2015
Naba Guigma, from Burkina Faso's Boulkiemdé province, southwest of the capital Ouagadougou, watched helplessly as his chickens and guinea fowl began to die off one by one.… Read more »
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West Africa: FAO, Ecowas Join Forces to Tackle Deadly Avian Influenza
Daily Trust, 18 June 2015
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have organised a regional consultation for the… Read more »
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Nigeria: 'To Keep Bird Flu Out, Use Bio-Security'
Daily Trust, 9 July 2015
Dr. Juan Lubroth is the Chief Veterinarian of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, based in Rome, Italy. He was in Abuja recently for the FAO and… Read more »
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Ghana: Govt Bans Poultry Imports From Burkina Faso
CAJ News, 29 April 2015
GHANA has banned the importation of poultry products from Burkina Faso as a result of a recent outbreak of Avian Influenza Bird Flu in that country. Read more »
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Nigeria: Agric Ministry Moves to Protect Poultry Industry Against Epidemic
Guardian, 15 April 2015
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has begun the training of key stakeholders in the poultry industry to enhance disease prevention, detection and control. Read more »
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Nigeria: Bird Flu Spreads to 18 States
This Day, 26 March 2015
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has revealed that the number of states battling Avian Influenza popularly known as Bird Flu has now… Read more »
Avian Flu Spreading in West Africa, Human Spillover Feared - UN
Markets and farms in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ivory Coast and Ghana have been hit with the deadly H5N1 virus over the past six months, the FAO says.
