ABIA State Government says it has discovered bovine tuberculosis disease in Aba and therefore warned Abians against eating cow lungs
The state Commissioner for Agriculture , Ikechi Mgboji , who disclosed this on Tuesday , explained that avoiding the consumption of cow lungs would stop residents from contracting the disease .
According to him , the disease causes a general state of illness that makes infected persons cough and eventually die .
Mgboji said , “Part of our work in this ministry is that any cow offered for public consumption is usually examined by veterinary doctors .
“About two weeks ago , two of such cows , when killed , were found to have bovine tuberculosis . There is no way to detect a cow with such a disease unless it is either killed or tested .
“So , we decided to alert people who eat beef to stop eating the lungs of cows for now . But they may eat the flesh .”
