The Togolese government says it has culled hundreds of birds, quarantined a poultry farm, closed a local bird market and banned the movement of poultry following an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu.
More than 800 birds have been culled, Batasse Batawui, director of livestock at Togo's Ministry of Agriculture, told Reuters.
The government said in a statement that the birds were incinerated and eggs destroyed to stop the spread.
It added that the poultry farm, about 15km north of the capital Lome, has been quarantined and the local poultry and feed stock market closed for 30 days.
