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February 10, 2006

Bird flu reaches Africa

Well. What we all dreaded has happened. Bird flu has touched down in Africa. Over the coming weeks I will be keeping a very beady eye on Sylvia (our hen) and her three chicks, and all the other chickens in Djibo. Indeed, if any cases of avian flu are reported in Burkina Faso, I will be donning my mask and rubber gloves and arranging a very long holiday for Sylvia amongst the Oursi dunes.

Good luck to Nigeria in containing this outbreak. They'll need it.

Posted by sahelsteve at February 10, 2006 08:45 PM