ROME (Reuters) – Nigeria must step up farm controls to stem the spread of bird flu, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization said on Tuesday, urging consumers to take precautions against infection.
A Nigerian woman died of bird flu last month, a year after the highly pathogenic H5N1 variety was detected in the West African country.
The Rome-based FAO said Nigeria still lacked sufficient farm checks that were needed to control the virus.
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