A virulent strain of bird flu virus has killed 40,000 birds in a large poultry farm in Nigeria. This is the very first known instance of bird flu in Africa. The farm where the H5N1 virus was found first on Jan 15, 2006 treated the chickens, geese, and ostriches with a broad dosage of antibiotics. Nigeria reported bird flu to the World Health Organization only after the birds did not respond to this treatment. An India sailor was reported to have contracted bird flu and his condition is unknown.