The Federal Government said the risk assessment conducted by the human health sector showed that the likelihood of an outbreak of anthrax disease in the country is high.
These were made known on Monday night in a joint press statement signed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria, Dr. Columba Vakuru, and the Director General of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa.
It could be recalled that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed one case of Anthrax disease in a mixed livestock farm in Niger State on Monday.
The government, however, noted that it has activated the incident management system at level two with an incident manager appointed for effective coordination of the response.
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