Russia announced that it has detected the first cases of bird flu H5N8 In the world among humans, although the virus has not yet spread between humans, according to a report by “Bloomberg”.
Russia’s head of public health, Anna Popova, said in remarks today, Saturday, that the authorities have sent information about the seven cases that were discovered in poultry farm workers in southern Russia to the World Health Organization.
“It is not transmitted from person to person, but only time will determine when future mutations will allow it to overcome this barrier,” she said. “The discovery of this strain now gives us all, the whole world, time to prepare for potential mutations and the ability to interact in time and develop test systems and vaccines.” .
The affected workers at the poultry farm, where an outbreak of the disease among birds was reported in December, was mildly infected and recovered, Popova added.
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture recently reported that the Chinese capital, Beijing, had reported cases of the H5N8 bird flu virus in a park. The ministry stated that “three swans have been infected so far, and three have died.”
According to the World Health Organization website: “Although human infections are viruses A (H5) Rare and generally occur in individuals exposed to infected or dead birds or their environments, it can lead to severe disease or death in humans.
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