Thousands of chickens died on farms in three states. Laboratory tests in Italy revealed a highly pathogenic strain of the virus.
Nigeria: The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus seems to have spread to northern Nigeria.
Scientists fear this strain could mutate to pass easily between humans, sparking a pandemic.
Suspicions of scientists were raised when thousands of chickens died on farms in three northern Nigerian states.
Tests at a laboratory in Italy revealed a highly pathogenic strain of the virus.
The Nigerian authorities say that no poultry workers have been infected, but in a country with one of the world's highest mortality rates, people are often buried without any formal medical check.
Nigeria is expected to quarantine and slaughter poultry on every farm suspected of housing the virus.
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