Dead birds being tested for H5N1 in Russia
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070221/ap_on_he_me/russia_bird_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070220/capt.mosb11202201837.aptopix_russia_bird_flu_mosb112.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=Q1EY5es6Ace_nfHdpRuJ3g--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Russian sanitary experts gives a vaccination to a fowl in the village of Solodovo 140 kilometers (87 miles) west of Moscow, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. Tests were being carried out on poultry found dead in several new areas in suburban Moscow to determine whether the birds had died of the same H5N1 bird flu strain that has affected birds in other areas on the outskirts of the Russian capital, officials said Tuesday. Overall, at least 190 domestic birds have died since Feb. 10 on the outskirts of Moscow, and H5N1 has been confirmed in four areas, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tests were being carried out on poultry found dead in several new areas in suburban Moscow to determine whether the birds had died of the same H5N1 bird flu strain that has affected birds in other areas on the outskirts of the Russian capital, officials said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>