First Cases Of Bird Flu in Humans Detected in Russia
Scientists in Russia have detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization.
| 21 Feb 2021 4:30 AM GMT
Moscow: What could be the first case of transmission of the avian flu (H5N8) to humans, scientists at the Vektor laboratory have isolated the strain s genetic material from seven workers at a poultry farm in southern Russia.
According to reports, the head of Russia s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova said, Information about the world s first case of transmission of the avian flu (H5N8) to humans has already been sent to the World Health Organization.