In the recent past, sub-Saharan Africa has not escaped the devastating effects of avian
influenza virus (AIV) in poultry and wild birds. This systematic review describes the …

Live bird markets (LBMs) are critical for poultry trade in many developing countries that are
regarded as hotspots for the prevalence and contamination of avian influenza viruses (AIV) …

In 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and global food insecurity, the Nigerian poultry
sector was exposed to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus and its economic …

Livestock trading through live animal markets are potential pathways for the introduction and
spread of economically important pathogens like the African swine fever virus (ASFV) to new …

Since 2006, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtypes H5Nx have adversely
affected poultry production in Nigeria. Successive waves of infections in the last two …

Since 2006, multiple outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) have been reported in Nigeria
involving different subtypes. Surveillance and molecular epidemiology have revealed the …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was detected for the first time in Nigeria and Africa
in 2006. The source of the outbreak was not immediately clear, but scientific opinions …

Introduction: sporadic outbreak of avian influenza (AI) are still being reported in Nigeria. As
of the first quarter of 2021, outbreaks of AI have been reported in 10 States. There was a …

Pantana phyllostachysae Chao is a leaf-eating pest that poses a significant threat to
bamboo forest health. Current research mainly focuses on statically identifying damage …

Live animal markets (LAMs) are an essential source of food and trade in Latin American
countries; however, they can also serve as 'hotbeds' for the emergence and potential …