這個月在奈及利亞北部已有上千隻雞群死亡，禽流感現在已在拉哥斯市蔓延開來了。雞販們表示，本週內在拉哥斯州立市場約有200隻鳥禽死於未知的原因。該國官員偕同奈及利亞獸醫研究協會10日證實禽流感正漸漸在奈及利亞境內擴散。
世界衛生組織總幹事李鍾鬱9日在日內瓦總部發言指出：「在非洲家禽身上確認帶有H5N1禽流感病毒之時，就表示疫情極須關切與立即的因應行動。」他說：「最近爆發的疫情，意味著沒有國家可倖免於H5N1病毒的侵襲，每個國家都是風險區，每個國家都必須做好因應準備。」
Thousands of chickens have died in northern Nigeria this month, and now the bird flu may have appeared in the city of Lagos. Chicken sellers say that about 200 birds have died from unknown causes in Lagos state markets within the week. Bird flu is spreading in Nigeria, officials with the Nigerian Veterinary Research Institute confirmed Saturday.
"The confirmation of H5N1 avian influenza in poultry in Africa is a cause for great concern and demands immediate action," said World Health Organization Director General Dr. Lee Jong-wook, speaking from the Geneva office of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday. "This latest outbreak confirms that no country is immune to H5N1. Every country is at risk. Every country must prepare," said Dr. Lee.
