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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.

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 (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.

Nigeria scrambles to contain Africa's first case of deadly bird flu strain
DULUE MBACHU, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-09-2006 Dateline: LAGOS, Nigeria Health authorities imposed a quarantine on poultry farms across northern Nigeria on Thursday after one state in the vast region reported Africa's first documented cases of the deadly bird flu virus, officials

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Avian Flu Hits Nigeria Chickens as China Reports 11th Bird Flu Case; Healthca...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ - Infecting chickens in Nigeria, the deadly bird flu virus has appeared for the first time in Africa, while China announced its 11th human case of bird flu. Covering a whole range of health and healthcare topics, Healthcare Industry Today now offers its readers

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Nigeria Reports Bird Flu Cases in Humans
ABUJA, Nigeria - Health officials reported Nigeria's first cases of bird flu in humans Wednesday, saying one woman had died and a family member had been infected but was responding to treatment. The 22-year-old woman died Jan. 17 in Lagos, Information Minister Frank Nweke said. He added that the

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Nigeria's bird flu woes reveal poor country weaknesses to deadly virus
DULUE MBACHU, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 03-21-2006 Dateline: LAGOS, Nigeria The five weeks since a deadly bird flu virus was first detected in Nigeria provide a troubling illustration of what can happen when H5N1 hits an undeveloped country with a weak and often corrupt political

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Nigeria confirms occurrence of bird flu in two new states
Nigeria confirms occurrence of bird flu in two new states LAGOS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) - Bird flu has been found in two new states in Nigeria, which reported Africa's first cases of the disease in birds, an official statement said on Sunday. "Following confirmatory tests in samples the Presidential

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Nigeria culls 700,000 birds since outbreak of bird flu
Nigeria culls 700,000 birds since outbreak of bird flu LAGOS, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) - Nigeria has culled around 700,000 birds since the outbreak of bird flu in February this year, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. In his presentation on "An Overview of Avian

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Nigeria intensifies anti-bird flu surveillance: official
Nigeria intensifies anti-bird flu surveillance: official LAGOS, March 16 (Xinhua) - Nigeria is stepping up surveillance and monitoring of bird flu and upgrading the capacity of relevant laboratory facilities, Information Minister Frank Nweke said on Thursday, as poultry farmers estimated

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Writethru: Nigeria vows to stamp out bird flu as outbreak spreads
Writethru: Nigeria vows to stamp out bird flu as outbreak spreads LAGOS, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) - Nigeria directed veterinary workers to exterminate the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in four weeks on Monday as the disease spread across more than 30 chicken farms in a single state in the country's north.

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Deadly Bird Flu Found in Nigeria
DULUE MBACHU, Associated Press Writer AP Online 02-08-2006 Dateline: LAGOS, Nigeria An woman prepares chickens for sale at a market in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2006. A strain of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus that is highly capable of causing the disease has been found on a large

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Deadly bird flu strain found in Nigeria, first case in Africa
DULUE MBACHU, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 02-08-2006 Dateline: LAGOS, Nigeria A worrisome strain of the bird flu virus has killed 40,000 birds on a large commercial poultry farm in Nigeria, the first documented case in Africa, authorities said Wednesday. The Paris-based World

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