Bird Flu Found in Nigeria

From the Moscow Times

"ABUJA, Nigeria -- Health authorities imposed a quarantine on poultry farms across northern Nigeria on Thursday after three states in the vast region reported Africa's first documented cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, officials said.

The strain was confirmed Thursday at two farms in Kano state and one in adjoining Plateau state, said Tope Ajakaiye, a ministry spokesman. Africa's first documented case was reported Wednesday in Nigeria's Kaduna state, bringing the total to three states.

"The federal government is doing everything to contain the disease within the three centers that have been located," said Ajakaiye in a statement"

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