In a bid to avoid a fresh outbreak of bird flu, the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has warned farmers to ensure bio-security measures.


According to the Chairman of PAN in Plateau state, John Dasar, it was noted that the disease had resurfaced in Kano and some states in the South West. He said this while speaking with press men  in Jos.
“Bird flu is one of the fastest spreading diseases in Nigeria. This is because poultry products are being moved from one point to another and from state to state.

“Reports have it that the disease has shown its ugly head in Kano and some states in the South West, so the need for our farmers to be reminded to take their bio-security more seriously,” Dasar said.
The last time the disease began in Lagos around January 8, 2015 and in 10 days it was already recorded in Plateau, meaning that within the span of this short time it had reached out this far.

Dasar noted that a lot of farmers suffered during the last outbreak of the disease in the state, and PAN would not allow such an ugly incidence to affect its members again. Also, he commended the efforts of the farmers who kept to terms with the tenets of poultry business. “We are calling on farmers not to relax on adhering strictly to bio-security measures because Nigeria is not yet free of bird flu,” he admonished.

It will be recalled that Plateau became one of the states that was hit the most by an outbreak of bird flu, which left the state with more than 160 farms closed down and 400,000 birds destroyed last year.