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New Bird Flu Strain Detected In Nigeria - FAO Calls For Increased Surveillance
Found on 12 Aug 2008 10:59 GMT
A strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria for the first time, FAO said recently. Nigeria has recently reported two new Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in the states of Katsina and Kano.

NIGER-NIGERIA: Border on high-alert for bird flu (AlertNet)
Found on 04 Aug 2008 19:49 GMT
Source: IRIN Niger's Ministry of Livestock is intensifying its bird surveillance along the 1,500-kilometre border with northern Nigeria after a recent resurgence of bird deaths.

Avian Influenza Situation in Nigeria Update
Found on 03 Feb 2007 08:59 GMT
The government of Nigeria has announced today the presence of A/H5N1 avian influenza virus in a 22-year-old deceased female from Lagos. The initial positive test findings from a laboratory in Nigeria were confirmed by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza in London (see previous report). Further investigations are under way to identify the source of her infection....

Avian Influenza Situation in Nigeria
Found on 31 Jan 2007 08:59 GMT
The government of Nigeria has announced the death from suspected avian influenza infection in a 22-year-old female from Lagos. She died on 16 January 2007. The mother of the 22-year-old died on 4 January with similar symptoms. Preliminary tests on the samples from the 22-year-old were positive for influenza A/H5. Samples have now been sent to a WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Researc...

Avian Influenza Situation in Nigeria Update 2
Found on 09 Mar 2006 11:59 GMT
Nigeria's outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, initially confirmed at a single farm on 8 February, has now spread to several parts of the country. To date, outbreaks have been detected on more than 130 farms in 11 of the country's 37 states.

Avian Influenza Situation (poultry) in Niger
Found on 28 Feb 2006 00:59 GMT
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed in poultry in Niger, marking spread of the virus to a second country in sub-Saharan Africa.

Avian Influenza Situation (birds) in Nigeria
Found on 08 Feb 2006 00:59 GMT
The confirmation of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in domestic birds in northern Nigeria marks the further geographical spread of this virus. Although all evidence to date indicates that the virus does not spread easily from birds to humans, careful monitoring of the situation is warranted.

BIRD FLU APPEARS IN NIGER
According to El-Khabar newspaper (February 27, 2006), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) reported that Tests have confirmed that the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus is present in Niger. Niger, one of the world's poorest nations, shares a 1,500-kilometre border with Nigeria, where bird flu

Publication: Info-Prod Research (Middle East)

VOA NEWS: GEORGIA, CROATIA, NIGER CONFIRM FIRST BIRD FLU CASES
The Voice of America issued the following story: Three more countries have reported their first cases of the H5N1 virus, as the deadly strain of bird flu continues to spread. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili declared a state of emergency in the western region where officials found the virus

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Deadly Bird Flu Strain Confirmed in Niger
JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press Writer AP Online 02-27-2006 Dateline: PARIS Brids look for food on the shore of Lake Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006, where Swiss authorities sealed off a protective zone around the area after an H5 subtype of bird flu was found in a dead duck in

Publication: AP Online

VOA NEWS: NIGER CONFIRMS NEW BIRD FLU OUTBREAK
The Voice of America issued the following story: Officials in Niger report a new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. Government officials Friday said tests have confirmed the presence of H5N1 in the village of Boko Maigao, in southern Niger. Thousands of birds were slaughtered after

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

VOA NEWS: NIGER APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL AID TO BATTLE BIRD FLU
The Voice of America issued the following story: Niger has appealed for international help in battling an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. Officials Wednesday, said they need supplies like vaccines for unaffected poultry and protective suits for people destroying birds infected with

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Urgent: H5N1 bird flu cases confirmed in Niger
Urgent: H5N1 bird flu cases confirmed in Niger PARIS, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) - Cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu have been detected in Niger, which became the second African country after one was reported in neighboring Nigeria, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday.

Publication: Xinhua News Agency

H5N1 bird flu cases detected in Niger: OIE
H5N1 bird flu cases detected in Niger: OIE PARIS, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) - Several cases of H5N1 strain of bird flu have been detected in the West African country of Niger, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday. OIE chief Bernard Vallat said the strain was the highly pathogenic

Publication: Xinhua News Agency

No human cases of bird flu found in Nigeria, Niger: WHO
No human cases of bird flu found in Nigeria, Niger: WHO GENEVA, March 9 (Xinhua) - Sample tests found no human cases of the highly pathogenic bird flu in Nigeria and Niger, World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Thursday. The WHO made the announcement as none of the 60 suspected bird flu

Publication: Xinhua News Agency

Bird flu confirmed in Niger; It is the second country in Africa that has repo...
PARIS - Niger has become the second African country with confirmed cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, a lab official said Monday. Ilaria Capua, chief of the laboratory in Padua, Italy, said the tests were confirmed Monday and the government of the impoverished West African country had

Publication: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)

VOA NEWS: BIRD FLU SPREADS TO NIGER, TWO MORE NIGERIAN STATES
The Voice of America issued the following story: By Joe De Capua Bird flu has spread to two more states in Nigeria, bringing the number of affected states to nine. It is now also reported in neighboring Niger, the third African country with confirmed cases. Egypt is the other. Joseph Dominech is

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News