African Swine Fever -- Nigeria
One of Nigeria's largest pig co-operative farms, located in Lagos State, has been affected by an outbreak of the deadly African swine fever [ASF].
According to a farmer at the Oke Aro farm, who spoke to the BBC, about 300 000 pigs have been killed so far. Ayo Omirin said that nearly 99 percent of the pig pens on the farm had been infected.
"We have lost 4 farmers as a result of shock, 2 of them slumped and died on the farm," Omirin said. According to the co-operative's president Adewale
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7466627&promed&0
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