Article: Nigeria links bird flu source to illegal poultry imports

Nigeria links bird flu source to illegal poultry imports

LAGOS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government has blamed illegal imports of poultry for the deadly bird flu outbreak, an official statement obtained Monday said, citing reports from security agencies.

The deadly H5N1 virus has spread to eight of the 36 states and the capital Abuja and investigation indicated that 90 percent of infected farms bought chicks from a farm in the northern state of Kano, said the statement signed by Information Minister Frank Nweke.

"While it was originally suspected that migrating birds may have been the purveyors of the virus ... there is a very strong basis to believe that the avian flu may have ...

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