Bird flu outbreak kills birds in Krasnodar region

December 1, 2012

, Russia officials said yesterday they have found roughly 4,000 dead wild birds in the region. Doctors identified the disease as bird flu. Officials said the outbreak originated with in water reservoirs at the west of the region.

The Krasnodar leading veterinary physician, George Gzhailidi, said the bird flu outbreak originated with coots in the and. The region governor said,

Officials started emergency vaccinations of birds on local farms. Officials are also carrying out emergency vaccination of humans in the area.