Abstract
Introduction: Avian influenza (AI) infected birds shed influenza viruses in their saliva, mucous and feces. Human infections occur when viruses get into a person's eyes, mouth or when inhaled. Plateau State had the highest number of infected farms in Nigeria in the 2017 H5N1 virus resurgence. Efforts to stamp out the outbreak were directed at the control of infected poultry population. However, unlike birds which can be controlled by depopulation, man cannot. Hence, the need to carry out active case search to detect possible bird-to-man cases and prevent man-to-man transmission.
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