New outbreak of bird flu hits Nigeria
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_he_me/nigeria_bird_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070112/i/r2852121204.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=A7ukKUPPj_qPE0Bg7N3PYw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Nigerian veterinary officials place culled chickens into plastic bags for burial at Adiya farm, in the northwestern Nigerian state of Sokoto, where bird flu has been found January 12, 2007. The detection of the deadly H5N1 strain in Sokoto means the disease is or has been present in 17 of Nigeria's 36 states. REUTERS/Farouk Umar (NIGERIA)" border="0" /></a>AP - A new outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has hit Nigeria, and one new state has reported its first cases in birds after months without any known infections in Africa's most-populous nation, officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>