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Bird flu wrecks havoc in west Africa

An official tests poultry at the border with mainland China in Hong Kong on April 11, 2013 as part of measures against the spread of the deadly H7N9 bird flu. Last week, Cameroon also reported an outbreak of the virus. Several thousand birds died at a breeding centre in the capital, Yaounde. PHOTO | AFP

By  NATION CORRESPONDENT

What you need to know:

  • The poultry disease, which has been spreading across west Africa in the last two years, was reported to be in the country at the end of last month, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Saturday.

NIAMEY

Niger has reported an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus.

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