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Yesterday's announcement of the slowdown in outbreaks of H5N1 by the OIE is beginning to resemble the curse of being put on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Ghana reports second bird flu outbreak in poultry
ACCRA (AFP) - Veterinary officials in Ghana on Tuesday declared the second outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the west African country.
The latest outbreak was on a farm in Sunyani, a provincial capital 400 kilometres (250 miles) north of Accra.
Gary Quarcoo, the head of veterinary services at the agriculture ministry, confirmed that samples from the farm had tested positive for the deadly bird flu virus.
The latest case comes less than a month after Ghana's first case of H5N1 was detected on a farm near Tema, a port city to the east of Accra.
Quarcoo said veterinary officials have culled thousands of birds in Sunyani and had also destroyed animal feed and farm equipment.
Ghana is the eighth African country to report a case of the H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry.
