Russia announces first known case of H5N8 avian flu in humans
Russia said Saturday its scientists had detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and had alerted the World Health Organ
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Russia said Saturday its scientists had detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and had alerted the World Health Organ
While the highly contagious strain H5N8 is lethal for birds it has never before been reported to have spread to humans.
Seven Russian poultry workers became the first people infected by the H5N8 strain of Bird Flu. The workers developed the disease in December, officials revealed today.
Russia said Saturday that its scientists had detected the world's first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu from birds to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization.
Health watchdog finds seven cases at poultry farm in southern Russia