More Bird Flu Found in Ghana
GHANA - Two more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been found in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
26 September 2016
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By: Both the outbreaks affected backyard birds, with one group including cockerels, guinea fowls and local fowls in cages and another group one-and-a-half-year-old layers in deep litter.
Over 150 birds died and another 339 were destroyed as a result of the outbreak.
Movement controls, disinfection and quarantine are all under way to try and stop the outbreaks spreading.
