Igabi, Nigeria
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Igabi is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State
, Nigeria
. It is one of 774 local government areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. The first confirmed H5N1
(bird flu) outbreak in an Africa
n country was on February 8, 2006 on a commercial chicken farm in Jaji
, a village in Igabi.
Kaduna State
-History:The state is the successor to the old Northern Region of Nigeria, which had its capital at Kaduna. In 1967 this was split up into six states, one of which was the North-Central State, whose name was changed to Kaduna State in 1976. This was further divided in 1987, losing the area now part...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is one of 774 local government areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. The first confirmed H5N1
H5N1
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also known as "bird flu", A or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and many other animal species...
(bird flu) outbreak in an Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n country was on February 8, 2006 on a commercial chicken farm in Jaji
Jaji, Nigeria
Jaji is a community in Nigeria near Kaduna in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.-Military staff college:Jaji is the site of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji. The college opened in May 1976 with two senior officers' courses based on a curriculum derived from that of...
, a village in Igabi.