Kenya Ups Surveillance After Uganda Bird Flu Outbreak

19 January 2017

Nairobi — The government has assured Kenya is free and safe from the bird flu outbreak commonly known as Avian Influenza reported in Uganda.

The first case is said to have been reported in wild ducks and birds at Lutembe beach along the shores of Lake Victoria near Entebbe in Masaka and Wakiso districts as per notification by the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) on 16th January, 2017.

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