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More suspected bird flu cases found beyond Moscow region
Wed Feb 21, 7:46 AM ET
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian authorities suspect bird flu cases that have emerged in recent days have spread further following poultry deaths in the nearby region of Kaluga, the state veterinary service said Wednesday.
"Pathological samples are currently being examined and we are trying to determine where the birds were purchased, but all cases are similar to those discovered earlier in the Moscow region," Russian veterinary services spokesman Alexei Alexeyenko told Interfax press agency.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has already been confirmed in several districts in the Moscow region, where some 333 farm birds have died, according to the Russian emergencies ministry.
The most dangerous Asian strain of H5N1, potentially fatal to humans who come into contact with infected birds, has been confirmed at two sites in the Moscow area.
The authorities have determined that at least a portion of the contaminated birds were bought at Moscow's bird market.
H5N1 had killed 164 people worldwide as of last month. Scientists worry that the virus could mutate and become easily transmitted among humans.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2007022...ia_070221124625;_ylt=A0WTUe4qXtxF88kAJxeTvyIi
More suspected bird flu cases found beyond Moscow region
Wed Feb 21, 7:46 AM ET
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian authorities suspect bird flu cases that have emerged in recent days have spread further following poultry deaths in the nearby region of Kaluga, the state veterinary service said Wednesday.
"Pathological samples are currently being examined and we are trying to determine where the birds were purchased, but all cases are similar to those discovered earlier in the Moscow region," Russian veterinary services spokesman Alexei Alexeyenko told Interfax press agency.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has already been confirmed in several districts in the Moscow region, where some 333 farm birds have died, according to the Russian emergencies ministry.
The most dangerous Asian strain of H5N1, potentially fatal to humans who come into contact with infected birds, has been confirmed at two sites in the Moscow area.
The authorities have determined that at least a portion of the contaminated birds were bought at Moscow's bird market.
H5N1 had killed 164 people worldwide as of last month. Scientists worry that the virus could mutate and become easily transmitted among humans.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/2007022...ia_070221124625;_ylt=A0WTUe4qXtxF88kAJxeTvyIi