U.N. Pushing Bird Flu Prevention
Friday, February 17, 2006; 8:19 AM

ROME -- The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization expressed growing concern Friday that bird flu could spread beyond Nigeria to other West African countries, and proposed incentives for farmers to report possible outbreaks early.

"The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus poses a very serious threat to animal health in West Africa," Joseph Domenech, the agency's chief veterinary officer, said in a statement.