Nigeria: Bird Flu - 1,052 Birds Culled in Nasarawa

According to this article, community members of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, were visited by Alhaji Bala Hassan, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) field officer for avian influenza, and commended for reporting the early signs of bird flu during an outbreak of the disease in September 2007.

According to the article, Hassan advised parents to keep their children away from sick or dead birds, and to wash their hands when contacting sick or dead poultry. He also presented posters, pamphlets and other avian flu education materials and called on community members to spread the message about avian flu prevention and ways to combat the disease.