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New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria
Source: FAO
11 August 2008 -- 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 today. Nigeria has recently reported two new Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in the states of Katsina and Kano.
Niger and Nigerian border on high-alert for bird flu
Source: IRIN
4 August 2008 | Dakar, Senegal -- 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.
Regional Meeting for the harmonisation of policies and strategies in the fight against avian influenza in West Africa
Place : Abuja, Nigeria
Organization : ECOWAS
Documents: http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/westafrica/ai_meeting_abuja.htm
Agenda : Development of regional strategic plan
Political reinforcement of collaboration on AI issues and creation of coordination body
Development of communication strategies
Participation : Technical experts (9-10 May)
Ministers from ECOWAS countries (12 May)
Focus : Avian Flu
Coverage : Regional
Outbreak information
In the news
ABC; 5 Jan 2009 - Bird flu has again emerged as a threat in Asia, after China reported a death from the disease and Vietnam registered a new human infection.
LAT; 4 Jan 2009 - Just when you thought you could scratch bird flu off your list of things to worry about in 2009, the deadly H5N1 virus has resurfaced in poultry in Hong Kong for the first time in six years, reinforcing warnings that the threat of a human pandemic isn't over.
UPI; 4 Jan 2009 - Two years after a big decline in the number of confirmed human deaths from H5N1 bird flu, cases are still turning up in poultry, U.N. health officials say.
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