Asia not the source of Nigerian outbreak of bird flu
Paris (ANTARA News) - Genetic analysis of the H5N1 avian influenza that has erupted in Nigeria shows the virus hit the country in waves but none originated from Southeast Asia, the seat of the bird flu crisis.
H5N1 was first detected among poultry in northern Nigeria on February 7, prompting the authorities to slap a ban on the internal mouvement of poultry.
These measures were criticised as ineffective in many quarters, as the
virus subsequently popped up in the southwest of the country, AFP reported.
Full article:
http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=15742 Copyright © 2006 ANTARA