LAGOS, Feb. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Africa's first outbreak of deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has occurred in northern Nigeria, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday.

    "The OIE/FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) reference laboratory for Avian Influenza in Padova (Italy) has characterized the isolate as a highly pathogenic H5N1," it said in a statement on its website. Enditem