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Viewing cable 06ABUJA536, MARCH 6 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE; H5N1 SPREADS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06ABUJA536 2006-03-07 06:16 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Abuja
VZCZCXRO0140
OO RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHPA
DE RUEHUJA #0536/01 0660616
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 070616Z MAR 06
FM AMEMBASSY ABUJA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4812
INFO RUEHZO/AFRICAN UNION COLLECTIVE
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHDC
RHFMISS/CDR USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUEHRO/US MISSION UN ROME 0056
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEKDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC//USDP/ASD-HD//
RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA GA
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ABUJA 000536 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR OES NANCY POWELL 
USDA FOR FAS/OA, FAS/DLP, FAS/ICD AND FAS/ITP 
USDA ALSO FOR APHIS 
USAID REGIONAL HUB OFFICE ACCRA 
CHERYL FRENCH APHIS DAKAR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI
SUBJECT: MARCH 6 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE; H5N1 SPREADS 
 
REF:  ABUJA 517 
 
1. (SBU) Summary.  A GON official said the HN51 virus is now 
present in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Benue State, and 
Anambra State, as confirmed by the Vom laboratory.  The 
agriculture minister traveled to Kano State to kick off on 
March 6 the government's compensation program for culled 
birds.  The GON's top-down management style has proved ill- 
suited to managing the fast-changing conditions of AI in 
Nigeria.  The apparent spread of AI to far southern Nigeria 
also means the H5N1 virus now has crossed the GON's 
designated "buffer zone" and is no longer contained.  End 
summary. 
 
2. (U) Economic officer attended the March 6 coordination 
meeting at the Government of Nigeria's (GON) Avian Influenza 
(AI) Crisis Management Center.  A GON official said the H5N1 
virus is now present in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Benue 
State, and Anambra State, as confirmed by the Vom National 
Veterinary Research Institute, near Jos.  Officials did not 
provide other details on this spread of AI. 
 
GON starts to pay compensation in Kano 
-------------------------------------- 
 
3. (U) The agriculture minister traveled to Kano State to 
kick off on March 6 the government's compensation program 
for culled birds.  Forty-seven affected farmers in Kano will 
receive compensation, according to local media.  Affected 
farmers in other states will be paid later.  The GON said it 
expected to spend 23.5 million naira (roughly USD 182,000) 
in compensation for culling in Kano.  Press reports put the 
number of culled/dead birds in Kano at well over 200,000 and 
the compensation price is just under two dollars, so that 
estimate seems low compared to expected demand. 
 
Culling operations in Nasarawa State 
------------------------------------ 
 
4. (U) The GON reported it had culled 8,306 birds in 
Nasarawa on Feb. 27 and 28 at seven smaller poultry farms, 
and that it carried out decontamination operations there. 
Officials visited 129 households, as well as six wards and 
five villages in Nasarawa.  Nasarawa State had closed its 
chicken markets by Feb. 27 and was enforcing a 3-km radius 
restriction on the movement of domestic birds.  Officials 
did not take human samples in Nasarawa, but collected 
detailed information from affected farmers and their farms. 
The inhabitants of the affected areas reportedly are being 
monitored, and officials took samples from birds and pigs in 
the area for testing.  The GON said it expected to spend 3.1 
million naira (roughly USD 24,000) in compensation for 
culling in Nasarawa. 
 
Nigeria's aid to Niger 
---------------------- 
 
5. (U) The GON donated to Niger on March 4 1,000 pieces of 
personal protective equipment (PPE), 20 knapsack sprinklers, 
200 liters of disinfectant, and 1,000 disposal bags.  This 
was to aid Niger in combating AI in that country's Magaria 
region.  Nigeria has sent five veterinary doctors to Niger 
to assist that country in culling and decontamination 
efforts at affected poultry farms.  Nigerien President 
Mamadou Tandja met with President Obasanjo in Abuja on March 
3 and also visited Nigeria's Avian Flu Crisis Management 
Center with Obasanjo. 
 
Other 
----- 
 
6. (U) An official said Nigeria's states are to submit their 
AI response plans to the GON this week.  A representative of 
the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) said it was 
necessary for the GON to consider using vaccines on birds. 
An official replied that the government appealed to the PAN 
not to import vaccines illegally, and that Nigeria must wait 
 
ABUJA 00000536  002 OF 002 
 
 
for a technical committee to issue its decision concerning 
vaccinations.  Persons currently being trained in Abuja to 
use PPEs will be sent to the states to train persons there 
how to use PPEs.  A GON official said additional PPEs are 
being given to three states, and that 280 sets will be given 
to states confirmed by a laboratory as having AI, with 140 
sets to be given to nonaffected states.  A GON official 
announced that the daily AI coordination meeting now would 
be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. 
 
Comment 
------- 
 
7. (SBU) The March 6 AI coordination meeting was poorly 
attended and started 70 minutes late.  For the fourth time 
in four weekdays, the meeting either began very late or was 
cancelled.  Attendance was low on March 6 because some 
Nigerian AI officials were in Kano for the inauguration of 
compensation payments, or were observing training, thus 
demonstrating the GON's thin pool of staff on the AI issue. 
 
8. (SBU) The GON began work on March 5 on press statements 
concerning the presence of AI in Rivers, Benue, and Anambra 
States, but still had not released these statements pending 
high-level approvals.  The GON's top-down management style 
has been a barrier in responding to the fast-changing 
conditions of AI in Nigeria.  The apparent spread of AI to 
far southern Nigeria means that the H5N1 virus now has 
crossed Nigeria's designated "buffer zone" and is no longer 
contained in the North. 
CAMPBELL