62 Officers Equipped For Avian Infuenza Control In Nasarawa Wildlife, Wetlands

The federal government has flagged off a six-day training for 62 multisectoral officers on surveillance of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wildlife and wetlands.
The training, holding in Akwanga, Nasarawa State, was opened by the chief veterinary officer of Nigeria, Dr Samuel Anzaku.
Anzaku, who was represented by the national programme coordinator, Avian Influenza Control Programme, Dr Alao Mitchell, said the exercise was organised by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), with support from the Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection System...