The Kano State Government has urged residents to remain calm and report any suspected cases of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, to the authorities for a prompt response. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Yusuf, made the call in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Ibrahim Abdullahi, on Tuesday evening. “We urge the …

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday a death was caused by the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with a subtype of avian influenza. WHO said the 59-year-old resident of Mexico had died on 24 April after developing a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhoea, nausea and general discomfort. This was the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with …