The countries concerned and the international community have to make every effort to ensure that bird flu does not become endemic in Africa.

The situation is very worrying... If you respond in two or three days that's different but if a week passes, that's another thing.

If a poultry epidemic should develop beyond the boundaries of Nigeria the effects would be disastrous for the livelihoods and the food security of millions of people.

The need to keep domestic birds away from wild birds has been widely recognized and efforts to do so have been implemented in many countries.

Given that it is a highly contagious disease, we were sure it could spread from one region to another, either through wildlife or through trade and movements of products. So this happened and we are not surprised at all.

Birds play a role in the primary infection of the country, but then after that there's no need for wildlife. It will spread very easily from one village to another through trade,