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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (74): Russia (TU) HPAI H5N8 2.3.4.4., wild bird, intl alert, FAO

Avian Influenza H5N1 -- RussiaAGoose/Guangdong/96 lineage H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus of clade 2.3.4.4 was detected in migratory birds at Lake Ubsu-Nur in the Tyva Republic of the Russian Federation, located on the Central Asian Flyway, in early June 2016 (World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), 2016; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2016).In past seasons, detection of HPAI virus in this region of the Russian Federation was followed by detection of similar Read more [...]