# Bird Flu Has Reached Africa. West Africa.
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**Created:** [February 8, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-flu-has-reached-africa-west-africa/343536 "2006-02-08T14:11:42Z")
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### Author:  [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-flu-has-reached-africa-west-africa/343536/1 "2006-02-08T14:11:42Z")
Does the sudden appearence of the Bird Flu in Nigeria, in West Africa, mean widespread, undetected outbreaks across the continent? After all, the closest source I last heard of was Turkey.
I cite [LINK](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4692916.stm).
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### Author:  [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-flu-has-reached-africa-west-africa/343536/2 "2006-02-08T16:55:57Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#):
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> Does the sudden appearence of the Bird Flu in Nigeria, in West Africa, mean widespread, undetected outbreaks across the continent? After all, the closest source I last heard of was Turkey.
> I cite [LINK](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4692916.stm).
Awwww crap. My brother’s traveling to Cameroon (next to Nigeria) this summer. Better drop him a line.
If it was spread by a migrating bird (or flock), I think it could easily jump from Turkey to Nigeria without making intermediate stops. Although it’s also very possible that there have been undetected infections. I remember hearing that there were a couple deaths in Turkey that were probably due to bird flu but occurred before the outbreak and were attributed to other causes at the time.