Bird Flu Outbreak Confirmed In Cameroon

Harold KilpatrickFebruary 16, 2017

Cameroon government has announced that a highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus has been reported in the northern part of the country.

By Victor Ernest With Agency Report

Cameroon has reported a case of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed.

Citing a report from the Cameroonian livestock ministry, OIE added that the virus was found early January in exotic peacocks, in village chickens and in ducks.

The H5N8 strain, which is deadly for poultry but has not been found in humans, has spread across Europe, the Middle East and Africa since 2016, leading to the slaughter of millions of poultry and the confinement of flocks indoors.

Harold KilpatrickFebruary 16, 2017