In bid to stop the spread of Monkeypox, the Federal Government has suspended importation of wild animals and warned hunters and sellers of bush meat to relax operation.

The government also cautioned operators of zoos, parks, conservation and recreational centres keeping non-human primates to adhere strictly with biosecurity protocols aimed at preventing their contacts with humans.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, in a statement, yesterday, directed veterinary epidemiology officers, field surveillance agents and to step up surveillance activities aimed at picking any possible case of Monkey Pox in animals.

He added that the Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services now partners with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other stakeholders in the One Health Team to bring the situation under control.

He said: “Following the recent confirmation of Monkey Pox (MP) resurgence in Nigeria on the 29th of May, 2022 involving 21 persons by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), where it was said to have led to the death of one person with co-morbidity.

“The Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMARD) through the Department of Veterinary & Pest Control Services is actively collaborating with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other stakeholders in the One Health Team to ensure the situation is contained and brought under control.

“In view of the above, The FMARD is hereby giving the following advice:

“People must avoid contact with persons suspected to be infected with Monkey Pox at home and at work places.

“Hunters and dealers of “Bush meat” must desist from the practice forthwith to prevent any possibility of “SPILLOVER” of the pathogen in Nigeria.

“Transport of wild animals and their products within and across the borders should be suspended/restricted.

“Silos, stores and other agricultural storage facilities must institute active rodent control measures to prevent contacts and possible contamination of Monkey Pox Virus with foodstuff.

“All operators of Zoos, Parks, Conservation and Recreational centers keeping non-human primates in their domains must ensure strict compliance with their biosecurity protocols aimed at preventing their contacts with humans.

“All Veterinary Clinics, Veterinary Teaching Hospitals and other Veterinary Health Institutions across the country must ensure vigilance so as to be able to pick possible signs and symptoms of Monkey Pox in non-human primate (NHP) patients.

“We must also ensure regular hand washing using strong disinfectant anytime we handle NHP and rodents in our various locations.

“We must also discourage the act of consumption, trade and keeping of NHP as well as rodents as pets in our homes.

“The general public are hereby advised to report any pox-like lesions seen on humans or animals to the nearest human or veterinary clinics respectively.

“Lastly, Veterinary epidemiology officers, field surveillance agents and veterinarians should step up their surveillance activities aimed at picking any possible case of Monkey Pox in animals.”


https://www.sunnewsonline.com/monkeypox-fg-suspends-import-of-wild-animals-sales-of-bush-meat/

Federal Government has suspended importation of wild animals

We import everything even wild animals too

warned hunters and sellers of bush meat to relax operation.

Story.... for the gods...,.
The gods oo

For those who love eating snakes..rats..and some other weird animal..pls stop..the Africa disease is real..

One question I've always sought an answer to is, why would anybody want to eat wild animals, bush meat etc...


Yuckkyyy!

FG is mad...




Hunters are not online network no reach dere village for dem to read the News so u people shuld rest...

Hunters are already in the bush hunting for wild animals to be eaten tomorrow

FERNANDEZISBACK:
For those who love eating snakes..rats..and some other weird animal..pls stop..the Africa disease is real..

@ the bolded

Your brain needs evaluation before the insanity goes beyond this stage.

Nobody can stop me from eating bush meat o.
Bush meat sweet pass cow meat if you know you know

MonkeyMods:
One question I've always sought an answer to is, why would anybody want to eat wild animals, Bush meat etc...


Yuckkyyy!

Then what kind of meat do you eat? My dear try bush meat for once.

Noted.

They should also ban foreigners from affected country.

Lalastic the snake eater right now.

Wow..ladies and gentlemen am done with bushmeat for now until the monkey pox fades away but how will I avoid this railway joint for timber where I usually get a very sumptuous bushmeat..help me lord

The problem is on this forum, with useless people senseless killing and cooking bushmeat for consumption and display.

wpadmin:
They should also ban foreigners from affected country.

Would they dare?
You don't want those affected Countries to give us loans again?

Banning bush meat?

Dem dey craze

so government been dey import wild animals?? e get waytin person no go hear for Nigeria

Awon hoeloshi.
Erection is coming, even if it kills 50% of the population, they won’t introduce lockdown.

Except it kills the northerners where they depend on for almajiri votes…

What about the wild animals roaming about Igboland every Monday enforcing sit at home. And also the cursed animals Buhari calls repentant animals.
Kill them all, they are not useful.

Stay away from USA vaccination for now.

Or USA vaccine.

USA is falling in Ukraine so they want to divert the world attention from that failure so they can use this new deadly stuff to do it.

Be wise know thy enemy.

It is well.

The world is using one eye to look at China this time around

All the countries are giving them close marking

I saw one agbero guy who always intimidate people with the boils all over. Maybe his own is as a result of his wickedness.

War between animal and human being

Hope this era won't be corona pro max

Allow me to travel before lockdown if there will be

Very very good