H5N1 bird flu strain confirmed in Moscow
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070217/ap_on_he_me/bird_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070217/capt.mosb10602170921.russia_bird_flu_mosb106.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=TLOzGpo6s41GiO4Vnhrp_w--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A local resident stands in front of a house, background right, where bird flu killed some domestic birds, in the village of Pavlovskoye, some 20 km (12 miles) south of Moscow, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. Birds near Moscow were killed by avian flu and authorities are checking whether the cause of death was the H5N1 strain, which can kill people, an official said Friday. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tests have confirmed the presence of the H5N1 bird flu strain in poultry found dead in two suburban Moscow districts, an agriculture official said Saturday, in the first such outbreak to be recorded so close to the Russian capital.</p><br clear="all"/>