New Bird Flu Strain Detected In Nigeria

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAON) on the 11th of August 2008 announced;

11 August 2008, Rome - 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.

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