New incidences of bird flu have been recorded in Lagos State, with an estimated 60,000 birds already affected, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Mr Olugbenga Ogunsetan, the Executive Secretary of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) Lagos State chapter, confirmed this to NAN on Tuesday in Lagos.
He said that several poultry farms were affected by the avian influenza in Ikorodu area of the state.
“Over 60,000 birds were lost in August after the avian influenza ravaged the farms.
“This has largely affected production of poultry products and leading to price hike in the area,’’ Ogunsetan told NAN.
Meanwhile, the state government said that it was making arrangement with the Federal Government for compensation to the affected poultry farmers.
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