35+ H5N8 Strain Pictures. Other strains of bird flu, including h5n1, h7n9 and h9n2, have been transmitted to humans before. Anna popova, head of russian consumer health watchdog rospotrebnadzor.
Scientists say seven people were found to be infected outbreaks of h5n8 in poultry farms have been reported across europe. Scientists identified seven workers who were infected with the virus in december. Two samples of bird droppings taken from mai po nature reserve tested positive for the highly pathogenic h5n8 strain.
The discovery of these mutations when the virus has not still acquired an ability to.
Other strains of bird flu have been known to spread to humans but these are the first cases for this particular strain. A new strain of avian flu, similar to the infectious virus that has triggered past pandemic fears, has been discovered by scientists in russia after an outbreak of 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 who. University professor says the virus might have been brought into hong kong through migratory birds. Russia recorded the first case of a strain of bird flu virus being passed to humans from birds, health authorities said saturday.