Russia Probes Mass Bird Flu Deaths for Danger to Humans
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Russian health officials are investigating the potential danger to humans from a strain of flu that killed hundreds of wild ducks in the southern Krasnodar region, a key route for migration.
Preliminary lab tests showed the birds died of a strain that belongs to the H5 sub-group of an A-type bird flu, according to the country’s food and safety watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor.