A deadly outbreak of Bird flu also known as Avian Influenza has hit Plateau State, killing at least 3,900 birds.
According to the Chief Veterinary Officer of the State, Spak Shaset, the outbreak affected two farms in Jos North and Jos South Local Government Areas of the state.
“Sometimes in January, when we heard of an outbreak of the dreaded disease in some part of Bauchi state, we knew Plateau is at risk,” he said.
“I immediately summoned our divisional health officers in the 17 councils, and in less than 72 hours after we met, the report got to us of suspected cases in some farms in the state.
“We immediately swung into action and took the sample from the farms to our labs and it was confirmed it is bird flu.
“Without hesitation, we went and depopulated the farms to avoid further spread of the disease to other farms.
“More than 3,900 birds were destroyed; 2,900 from the farm in Jos South and 1,000 in the farm in Jos North.”
Shaset also confirmed the two farms were decontaminated, disinfected and quarantined to avoid further spread to nearby farms and have other poultry farmers incur loses.
