Lagos records new bird flu cases

Bird flu case arises again, Lagos State
records new bird flu cases with an estimated
60,000 birds already affected, the News
Agency of Nigeria reports amid mounting
fears and panic.
Mr. Olugbenga Ogunsetan,the Executive
Secretary of the Poultry Association of
Nigeria, Lagos State chapter,confirmed the
incident yesterday in lagos state.
He unveil several poultry farms that were
affected by the avian influenza in Ikorodu
area of the state.
It was in Lagos records new bird flu cases
that over 60,000 birds were lost in August
after the avian influenza ravaged the
farms.
This case affected the poultry production
products and forced the price hike in the
area,” Ogunsetan said.
The state government assured the
arrangement of compensation with the
federal government to the affected poultry
farms.
Dr. Olajide Basorun,the Permanent
Secretary of the state Ministry of
Agriculture who spoke on the
compensation move, corroborated the
severity claim by the PAN scribe.
He pointed that the case of compensating
affected farmer will encourage other
farmer to report such case forward.
The state government in collaboration with
the federal government is seriously
working towards the compensation of the
affected farmers by the scourge.
“Many economies have shut down because
of this avian influenza and these economies
have dependents, which mean a lot of
people have lost their livelihoods.
“Government is mindful of that and is
working out modalities to compensate the
farmers so that others, who have the flu
and have not reported or are under
reporting, will be encouraged to come
forward,” he said.
The permanent secretary said government
does not want a scenario were the farmers,
who do not report, will sell their birds to
unsuspecting public.
He said where there was a reported case,
the ministry had moved swiftly to conduct
tests and depopulate such farm.