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Nigeria: new bird flu strain detected, says UN agriculture agency

11 August 2008
A new strain of avian flu never before reported in Africa has been identified in Nigeria, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today.
Ducks and rice fields may be a critical factor in spreading H5N1

Ducks and rice major factors in bird flu outbreaks, says UN agency

26 March 2008
Ducks, rice and people – and not chickens – have emerged as the most significant factors in the spread of avian influenza in Thailand and Viet Nam, according to a study carried out by a group of experts from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and associated research centres.
Poultry farmers in Indonesia are facing an uphill battle against bird flu

Bird flu deeply entrenched in Indonesia, despite best efforts – UN agency

18 March 2008
Despite major efforts to control the outbreak of avian influenza in Indonesia – the country worst hit by the virus – the situation there remains “grave,” the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.

Commending India’s control of bird flu outbreak, UN says vigilance still needed

27 February 2008
The recent, worst-ever outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Indian state of West Bengal seems to have been brought under control by the swift and comprehensive measures taken by the country’s authorities, though continued vigilance was crucial, the United Nations agricultural agency said today.

Five Indonesians succumb to bird flu infection – UN health agency

1 February 2008
Five Indonesians living in the west of Java, the most populous island in the Asian archipelago, have become the latest human fatalities from avian influenza, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed.