Bird flu spreads in Nigeria

Kano - The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus is spreading among poultry farms around northern Nigeria's largest city, Kano, despite control measures, a senior veterinary official said on Sunday.

"The avian influenza virus is still spreading among poultry farms and it has so far affected 33 farms in seven districts," Shehu Bawa, said head of Kano State's committee on avian flu.

More than 80 000 birds have been culled in Kano, Bawa added.

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