The h5n1 bird flu incident in hong kong in 1997 was the first known instance of a purely avian virus causing severe human disease and death, with 18 human cases, 6 of whom died 36, 218, 266. Cumulative number of confirmed human cases for avian. Hygiene education battles bird flu in egypt with video bird flu awareness campaign in nigeria with video thai village spreads avian flu warnings with video flu devastates a family in turkey with video bird flu in viet nam with video cambodias religious leaders help fight bird flu. Investigation of highly pathogenic avian influenza h5n8 outbreak in kano, kano state, nigeria. The world organization for animal health oie and the world health organization who report that this is the first scientifically documented case of avian flu in africa. Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus hpaiv h5n1 was first officially reported in africa in 2006. Information provided herein is current as of the date of issue. Genome analysis linking recent european and african.
In canada, quebec outlawed the outdoor raising of poultry as of november 12, 2005. Nigeria will contain bird flu minister premium times. Nigeria reports first case of bird flu in africa pbs newshour. Having gone to various seminars myself, either as a trainee or a trainer, poultry farming has always been something everyone wants to go into. Abstract the study examined the effect of avian influenza ai on the household consumption of. An outbreak of bird flu also known as avian influenza has hit plateau state, killing at least 3,900 birds. Bird flu is similar to swine flu, dog flu, horse flu and human flu as an illness caused by strains of influenza viruses that have adapted to a specific host. The case of bird flu h5n1 on poultry business in ogun state, nigeria daniel babalola1 yemisi babalola2 1department of agriculture and industrial technology, babcock university, ogun 2department of information resources management, babcock university, ogun abstract. Sir, as editorinchief of the nigeria journal of venereology what are the challenges. Apr 14, 2020 avian flu, or bird flu, refers to a group of infectious diseases caused by influenza viruses that infect birds and make them ill.
The nature of internal security problems in african states. Federal department of livestock and pest control services comprehensive emergency preparedness and differentiated action plan for the surveillance and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza in nigeria. Even with these challenges, analysts have projected a 20% annual growth in the poultry industry between 20102020 driven by nigeria s large population and rapidly growing middle class. Avian influenza current situation summary avian influenza flu. Pdf knowledge, attitude and practice of preventive measures to.
Nigeria avian influenza control and human pandemic preparedness and response project english abstract. Bird flu spreads to 26 nigerian states, federal capital. To better understand this deadly virus, an expert group of researchers and virus hunters set out to search for the lost 1918 virus, sequence its genome, recreate the virus in a highly safe and regulated laboratory setting at cdc, and ultimately study its secrets to better prepare for future pandemics. While bird flu is primarily a disease of birds from bird to bird, there have been reports of humans affected by the virus. September 2006 national animal diseases information system nadis. All nigerian states have now had avian flu outbreaks, bloomberg reported yesterday. Avian influenza refers to disease caused by infection with avian bird influenza flu type a viruses. The nigerian poultry sector is extremely fragmented with most of the chicken raised in backyards or on poultry farms with less than 1,000 birds. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a viral infection spread. The report said the bird owner purchased the live birds from a market. Nigeria has africas first case of bird flu the new york times. Pdf on nov 5, 2015, ifende and others published highly pathogenic avian influenza in nigeria. Cidrap news the h5n1 virus has materialized deep in africa, killing about 40,000 poultry on a commercial farm in northern nigeria, according to the world organization for animal health oie.
Avian influenza a viruses can infect the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract of birds and have been isolated from more than 100 different species of wild birds around the world. Examining the control of bird flu risks among nigerian poultry. Confirmed bird flu death in nigeria wikinews, the free news. To better understand the ecology and epidemiology of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in its transcontinental spread, we sequenced and analyzed the complete genomes of 36 recent influenza a h5n1 viruses collected from birds in europe, northern africa, and southeastern asia. However, there are a number of large commercial players in the sector most of whom are located in southwestern nigeria, in close proximity to lagos and its large market of 17. In africa, eight 8 countries have reported cases of bird flu. H5n1, popularly known as bird flu is the most infectious and dangerous strain of avian influenza virus. Above all else, bird flu, better named avian influenza, is an animal health. Nigeria 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 pakistan 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 thailand 25 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 17 turkey 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 viet nam 112 57 15 7 0 0 0 0 127 64 total 468 282 233 125 160 48 0 0 861 455 country 20032009 20102014 20152019 2020 total cumulative number of confirmed human cases for avian influenza ah5n1 reported to who, 20032020. Nigeria reports h5n1 bird flu in five states 21 january 2015 officials say there is no indication the bird flu outbreak in nigeria was the h5n1 strain, which has killed more than. Nigeria was the first country in africa to be affected by the h5n1 virus bird flu outbreaks in 2008. After an outbreak of a h5n1 virus in 1997 in poultry in hong kong sar, china, since 2003, this avian and other influenza viruses have spread from asia to europe and africa. The virus which emerged from the asian continent in.
News reports around nigeria confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza hpai also known as bird flu, on february 8, 2006. Bird flu is similar to swine flu, dog flu, horse flu and human flu as an illness caused by strains of influenza viruses that have adapted to a. Jan 21, 2015 nigeria reports h5n1 bird flu in five states. Birds are the natural hosts for avian influenza viruses. Jan 11, 2017 bird flu spreads to 26 nigerian states, federal capital territory according to the government, in a bid to prevent the entry of the disease into their respective countries, nigerias neighbours. Feb 09, 2006 nigeria has africas first case of bird flu. Today let us discuss about poultry diseases, causes, symptoms and thier prevention methods. Issues for congress background there are many strains of avian influe nza virus that can cause varying amounts of clinical illness in poultry.
The states are delta in the south, kwara in the west, and borno in the northeast. These sequences, among the first complete genomes of influenza h5n1 viruses outside asia, clearly depict. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about bird flu from nigeria and the world on today. For example, if there are 100 confirmed cases of humans infected with h5n1 and. Thousands of birds to be culled in france to stop bird flu. In may 2006, djibouti confirmed the first human case of avian flu infection. Nigeria makes progress in preventing bird flu youtube. Comprehensive emergency preparedness and differentiated. Attention is focused on controlling the outbreaks, especially in nigeria, where, as nature went to press. Highly pathogenic avian influenza ah5n1 virus in poultry.
Tests at an oie reference laboratory in padova, italy, yesterday confirmed the presence of h5n1 as the culprit in an outbreak that began nearly a month ago, on jan 10, the oie report said. Bird flu is caused by strains of the influenza virus that have evolved to be specially adapted to enter avian cells. The country is particularly at risk because chickens are imported from all over the world without. The first case was reported in a poultry farm in kaduna state. Psychosocial effects associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza h5n1 in nigeria article pdf available in veterinaria italiana 464. They are burkina faso, cameroon, cote divoire, djibouti, egypt, niger, nigeria and sudan. Nigeria has africas first h5n1 bird flu outbreak cidrap.
The outbreak in nigeria is seen as notable because nigeria is the most populous country in africa 5 and because it is seen as a likely source of the h5n1 detected in niger and cameroon. Economywide impact of avian flu in nigeria a dynamic cge. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, is a serious disease affecting birds and in some cases human beings. A mathematical model for the spread and control of avian.
The 1918 h1n1 flu virus caused the deadliest pandemic of the 20th century. Mar 11, 2020 information provided herein is current as of the date of issue. Jan 31, 2007 bird flu claims first human in nigeria. Officials say there is no indication the bird flu outbreak in nigeria was the h5n1 strain, which has killed more than 400 people worldwide since 2003. Nigeria avian influenza control and human pandemic. Avian influenza prevention and control and human influenza. Examining the control of bird flu risks among nigerian.
The nigerian poultry sector is extremely fragmented with most of the chicken raised in backyards or. Webmd has been in touch with the cdc, the world health organization, and infectious disease experts to answer your bird flu questions. A bird flu pandemic looms but the us is holding back the fight. Design and implementation of medical diagnostic for.
Surveillance for low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in live bird markets in oyo and ogun states, nigeria. Feb 08, 2006 a highly pathogenic strain of the h5n1 bird flu virus has been found in poultry stocks in nigeria the first reported case of the disease in africa, the world organization for animal. Avian influenza ai, also known as bird flu h5n1 strain was confirmed in nigeria in february 2006, making nigeria the first country in africa to record such a case. Feb 19, 2009 avian flu was detected in africa 2006 when cases were confirmed at poultry farms in nigeria. Bird flu strain hitting china may be getting more dangerous. Avian influenza refers to the disease caused by infection with avian bird influenza flu type a viruses.
For poultry cases with unknown onset dates, reporting dates were used instead. The reasons for the diseases are poor sanitation and management, malnutrition, etc. There is a new strain of avian influenza called the h5n1 which is very infectious and has caused the death of millions of chickens and other birds around the world, with very high economic loss. Bird flu occurs naturally in wild waterfowl and can spread into domestic poultry, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. Mar 21, 2019 avian influenza refers to the disease caused by infection with avian bird influenza flu type a viruses. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about avian influenza from nigeria and the world on today. The human and economic cost of avian flu in nigeria are b fought with uncertainty because they have been no or few economic studies on the impact of avian flu depend on three things. The most recent cases of bird flu avian influenza in nigeria were recorded in lagos and kano states. Bird or avian flu outbreaks have occurred at various times around the world. Bird flu virus advances in nigeria fao warns of a regional disaster targeted vaccination campaigns needed 22 february 2006, rome the deadly h5n1 avian influenza virus continues to spread in poultry in nigeria and could cause a regional disaster despite strong control efforts taken by the nigerian authorities, fao said today. Nigeria was the first country in africa to report the emergence of h5n1 bird flu in february 2006.
On the other hand avian fever also called bird flu or avian influenza is a viral infection that can also infect humans and other animals. The news sparked fears that the conditions in africa poverty, porous borders and the lack of any. Bird flu is normally controlled by quick detection of the virus, quarantine and extensive culling of birds in the affected area strategies that. Economic losses and implications of highly pathogenic. The bird flu also known as avian influenza outbreak in nigeria was first recorded in 2006 and lingered till 2008 before it was contained. Bird flu spreads to 26 nigerian states, federal capital territory. During 2008, the disease rapidly spread to 97 local government are as. Nigeria is also battling outbreaks involving highly pathogenic h5n1, which is endemic in a handful of african nations. Human mortality from h5n1 or the human fatality ratio from h5n1 or the casefatality rate of h5n1 refer to the ratio of the number of confirmed human deaths resulting from confirmed cases of transmission and infection of h5n1 to the number of those confirmed cases. Information added or changed since the last subsaharan africa hpai situation update appears in red. Highly pathogenic avian influenza hpai virus of the h5n1 subtype in nigeria was first detected in february 2006, in chickens at a commercial poultry farm in kaduna state, northernnigeri a bird flu watch, 2009fusaro. Framing of avian influenza coverage by nigerian newspapers.
Surveillance for low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in. A woman, one of three people who recently died of flu like symptoms, in lagos, nigeria, has tested positive for the h5n1 strain of avian influenza it is the first bird flu in nigeria since the. This report titled the structure and importance of the commercial and village based poultry industry in nigeria. This epidemic resulted in massive nationwide public.
Information on avian influenza avian influenza flu. Our findings also suggest that an influenza virus h5n1 with new genetic characteristics has emerged in dec 22, 2006 in nigeria, government inspectors found h5n1 avian flu in poultry samples from 3 more states, according to a united nations report obtained by bloomberg news. If a strain of bird flu appears to newly emerge out of a specific province or state of an affected country, that country is responsible for intervening in such a way that the out. Nigeria has africas first case of bird flu the new york. In june 2006 the world health organization predicted an upsurge in human deaths due to h5n1 during late 2006 or early 2007. Reassortant avian influenza virus h5n1 in poultry, nigeria. Avian influenza, known informally as avian flu or bird flu, is a variety of influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds.
Nigeria reports africas first bird flu outbreak nbc news. Pdf effect of avian influenza on household consumption of. A new strain of avian influenza virus, popularly known as bird flu, has entered nigeria and spread to 26 states and the federal capital territory, with over 3. A highly pathogenic strain of the h5n1 bird flu virus has been found in poultry stocks in nigeria the first reported case of the disease in africa, the world organization for animal.
Bird flu, risk, socioeconomic, biosecurity, poultry, nigeria background nigeria was the first country in africa to be affected by the h5n1 virus bird flu outbreaks in 2008. Bird flu h5n1, control measures, economic impact, zoonotic impact, nigeria introduction avian influenza is an acute, highly fatal disease f o chickens, turkeys, pheasants certain wild birds. Considering that this virus is an intersubtype reassortant and has already caused infection in humans, we be. Poultry bird flu, nigeria was the first african country to experience a known outbreak of bird flu in 2006 which could not be fully contained until 2008. Bird flu discovered in two more nigerian states society. Investigation of highly pathogenic avian influenza h5n8. Nigeria s outbreak marks the second h5n8 detection in africa, which follows the recent confirmation of h5n8 in wild waterfowl in tunisia. Bird flu, also called avian influenza, a viral respiratory disease mainly of poultry and certain other bird species, including migratory waterbirds, some imported pet birds, and ostriches, that. Public health concerns of highly pathogenic avian influenza h5n1. Poultry diseases, causes, symptoms, and control agri farming. Confirmed bird flu death in nigeria wikinews, the free. Economywide impact of avian flu in nigeria a dynamic cge model xinshen diao, vida alpuerto, and manson nwafor since its emergence in africa in 2006, the highly pathogenic avian influenza hpai virus of the h5n1 subtype has spread rapidly to poultry farms in several countries, including burkina faso.
However, nigeria has been ranked alongside countries like indonesia and egypt as countries considered highly pathogenic avian influenza. Feb 09, 2006 fears of an outbreak of bird flu in africa grew yesterday after government officials confirmed that the deadly strain of the virus had been discovered in two more nigerian states. Nigeria will kill all birds at any farm where suspicious deaths have occurred in a bid to contain africas first outbreak of bird flu, a minister says. The disease is transmitted via contact with an infected bird s feces, or secretions from its nose, mouth or eyes. Some 45,000 chickens died on a farm owned by sports minister saidu balarabe sambawa. The type with the greatest risk is highly pathogenic avian influenza hpai. Openair markets, where eggs and birds are sold in crowded and unsanitary conditions, are hotbeds of. In july and august 2006, significantly increased numbers of bird deaths due to h5n1 were recorded in cambodia, china, laos, nigeria, and thailand while continuing unabated a rate unparalleled in indonesia. Jan 31, 2007 a woman, one of three people who recently died of flu like symptoms, in lagos, nigeria, has tested positive for the h5n1 strain of avian influenza it is the first bird flu in nigeria since the. Bird flu has been confirmed at one farm in the northern state of kaduna.
There are various types of poultry diseases that seriously affect the poultry farming profits. The h5ni avian flu virus has spread to africa and the european union for the first time. Bird flu spreads to 26 nigerian states, federal capital territory according to the government, in a bid to prevent the entry of the disease into their respective countries, nigeria s neighbours. Bird flu avian influenza symptoms and causes mayo clinic. Bird flu news latest breaking stories and top headlines today. H5n1 hpai spread in nigeria and increased risk for neighbouring. Nigeria was the first country in africa to be affected by the h5n1 virus bird flu out breaks in 2008. Feb 08, 2006 animal health experts confirmed the first outbreak among poultry of the deadly h5n1 strain of the bird flu virus in nigeria. Avian flu control bird flu by controlling intensive poultry operations governments in various jurisdictions around the world are responding to fears of avian influenza ai, or bird flu by destroying backyard flocks and making indoor confinement of poultry mandatory. Avian influenza known informally as avian flu or bird flu is a variety of influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds. Jan 23, 2015 an outbreak of avian flu that began in two states has spread to seven since last week and has infected more than 140,000 birds, nigerias agriculture minister was quoted as saying by nigerian. These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and other bird and animal species.