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Russia reports world’s first case of human infections with H5N8 bird flu, WHO ‘gathering more information’
Russia has registered the first case of the H5N8 bird flu strain being passed to humans from birds and has reported the matter to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Key points:
- Seven poultry workers in Russia’s south were infected by the H5N8 strain
- They have since recovered without infecting others, according to Russian health experts
- The WHO says it is gathering more information to “assess the public health impact” of the event
The nation’s consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor made the announcement on Saturday after seven workers at a poultry plant in Russia’s south were confirmed to be infected with bird flu.
They caught the H5N8 strain after an outbreak at their factory in December.
“Several days ago, we became absolutely certain of…
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