Russia reports first case of human infection with AH5N8 bird flu to WHO

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/11/17/chickens.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo by Zoe Schaeffer on Unsplash</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MOSCOW — Russia has registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named AH5N8 being passed to humans from birds and has reported the case to the World Health Organization (WHO), Anna Popova, head of consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, said on Saturday.</p><p>Russia reported the case to the WHO &quot;several days ago, just as we became absolutely certain of our results,&quot; Popova said on Rossiya 24 state TV.</p><p>There was no sign of transmission between humans so far, she added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/17/20/bird-flu-has-very-slim-chance-of-human-infection-agri-dept">READ: Bird flu has &#x27;very slim&#x27; chance of human infection: agri dept</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/17/20/france-denmark-launch-culls-over-bird-flu-cases">READ: France, Denmark launch culls over bird flu cases</a></li></ul><p>Previously another strain of bird flu - H5N1 - has been known to spread to humans.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pRPA3rcj67I?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Seven workers at a poultry plant in Russia&#x27;s south were infected with the AH5N8 strain when there was an outbreak at the plant in December, she said, adding that they feel fine now.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/15/21/researchers-discover-h5n8-strain-of-bird-flu-in-hong-kong-for-1st-time">Researchers discover H5N8 strain of bird flu in Hong Kong for 1st time</a></li></ul><p>&quot;This situation did not develop further,&quot; Popova said.</p><p>The World Health Organization (WHO) did not reply to a Reuters&#x27; request for comment. </p><div><strong>(Reporting by Polina Devitt and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Editing by Mark Heinrich and David Holmes)</strong></div><p><em>More details to follow</em>. </p>

<p>Russia reported the case to the WHO "several days ago, just as we became absolutely certain of our results," Popova said on Rossiya 24 state TV.<br /> </p>

Russia reported the case to the WHO "several days ago, just as we became absolutely certain of our results," Popova said on Rossiya 24 state TV.

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Russia reports first case of human infection with AH5N8 bird flu to WHO

Russia reports first case of human infection with AH5N8 bird flu to WHO

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