Angola bans Nigerian poultry
2006-02-10 13:36
Johannesburg - Angola has suspended the importation of Nigerian poultry after an outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu, the first on the continent, said officials on Friday.
Filipe Visese, the director for food and agriculture, said: "Poultry imports from Nigeria, from European and Asian countries are prohibited."
Africa was on high alert after the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which could be fatal to humans, was reported in Nigeria on Wednesday - the first to hit the continent.
Kenya, South Africa, Benin and Mauritania had all banned poultry imports from Nigeria and ordered stepped up surveillance measures aimed at preventing the spread of bird flu.