Bird flu claims Nigerian life
February 1st, 2007
Avian influenza has recorded its first human death in the sub-Saharan region on Wednesday. Test were carried out on a dead woman and proved that she had indeed been infected with the highly pathogenic bird flu virus. The 22 year old woman had previously handled a diseased chicken in her residence in Lagos, Nigeria’s capital. Tests were also carried out on three other victims, but so far they have proven inconclusive. 11 people had been killed by bird flu in Africa so far, all of them in Egypt. Djibouti also faced a human infection, but the patient eventually recovered.