Normally I do not comment much on yet another outbreak of H5N1 in poultry occuring somewhere in the world. However, when AI happens in areas of dense population or where poverty is the rule rather than the exception I have an extra level of concern for an event that has become all too familiar to those who watch.
This via the Associated Press [link]
LOME, Togo (AP) — An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in the West African nation of Togo for the first time since last year, the Health Ministry said Tuesday.
The virus was detected at a poultry farm housing more than 4,500 birds in the village of Agbata outside the capital, Lome, said a ministry statement read over state television. It was not known how many birds died, but more than 80 per cent of those infected by the flu were fatalities, the ministry said.
[...]The Health Ministry banned the sale of all chicken and poultry products in the region around the farm.
I had to look up Togo…
The outbreak is not in Lome, the capital, Agbata is located inland, but these are good to place Agbata in context.
Lome', the capital of Togo
Togo, nestled between Ghana and Benin
