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[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] WARRI, 17 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Nigerian military helicopters have attacked what the government says were barges used for smuggling in the Niger Delta region, but residents…

Compensation schemes would encourage poor farmers to report immediately Rome, 17 February 2006- FAO today expressed growing concern that the bird flu virus H5N1 may spread to other countries in West Africa following the discovery of the virus in Nigeria last…

Des indemnisations aux éleveurs pour rapporter les cas suspects 17 février 2006, Rome -- Préoccupation croissante quant à une éventuelle propagation du virus hautement pathogène de l'influenza aviaire H5N1 en Afrique de l'Ouest après son apparition au Nigeria la semaine dernière:…

En réponse à l'apparition de la grippe aviaire sur le continent africain, le ministre de la Santé, Mars Di Bartolomeo, et le ministre de la Coopération et de l'Action humanitaire, Jean-Louis Schiltz, ont décidé d'envoyer au Nigeria une équipe…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ABUJA, 14 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Health authorities in Nigeria began investigations into possible cases of bird flu in five more northern states on Tuesday as international aid…

Nigeria's neighbouring countries should step up surveillance and border controls 10 February 2006, Rome/Paris -- The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus often spreads through the movement of affected birds, FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said today. Therefore the…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ABUJA, 9 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was confirmed in two more Nigerian states on Thursday as authorities grappled to contain the disease…

Immediate control interventions crucial for stopping the spread of the virus 8 February 2006, Rome - " The outbreak of the deadly Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (H5N1) in Nigeria confirms the fears expressed by FAO for quite some time…

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,…

Joint News Release WHO/CDC/Rotary International/UNICEF Eradication drive enters new phase with global roll-out of monovalent vaccines 1 FEBRUARY 2006 | GENEVA/EVANSTON/ATLANTA/NEW YORK -- The number of countries with indigenous polio has dropped to an all-time low of four, as polio eradication…