Russian scientists detect world's first-ever infection with A(H5N8) avian flu in humans
20.02.2021 17:42 Russia has reported the world's first case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N8), Anna Popova, the head of Rospotrebnadzor said. An outbreak of this type of influenza was registered in December 2020 at a poultry farm in southern Russia. Seven employees of the company were infected. "Until now, no cases in the world have been reported when humans contracted H5N8 avian influenza virus. In Russia, the first infection among humans with avian influenza A virus, H5N8, has been confirmed," Popova said. She called the confirmatio...
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