Russia said on Saturday that its scientists discovered the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and alerted the World Health Organization.
« Information on the world’s first case of avian flu (H5N8) transmission on humans have already been sent to the World Health Organization, « said the head of the Russian health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, on TV announcements.
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