Niger has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1bird flu virus at a poultry site in the capital Niamey, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday.
Niger confirms outbreak
The outbreak, which led to the death of 86,000 poultry birds, started in late February, and followed a previous outbreak last year, the OIE said.
Chickens are seen in a contaminate farm while workers from the Animal Protection Ministry prepare to cull them to contain an outbreak of bird flu, at a farm in the village of Modeste, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2015.
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Niger's veterinary services submitted a notification to the OIE on Thursday after the outbreak was confirmed at the end of May, the Paris-based OIE said in a statement.
H5N1 bird flu has spread across a number of West African countries in the past two years, hitting poultry farms.
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