Russian factory workers infected with bird flu variant | Abroad

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MOSCOW – In Russia, a variant of the bird flu virus has spread to humans. Seven employees of a poultry processing plant in the south of the country have become infected with the AH5N8 variant. They feel fine now, said Anna Popova, the head of the Russian health watchdog on Saturday.

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