Equine Influenza -- Nigeria
Nigeria has declared an outbreak of equine influenza with more than 3000 equines infected, with reports from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) suggesting the outbreak is a symptom of the unregulated global movement and trading of donkeys for their skins.
International animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary [UK] has warned of a potential disease epidemic in West Africa, following reports from partners in neighbouring countries Mali and Ghana of donkeys showing similar
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6326398&promed&0
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