Russia reports outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu
Russia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu that led to the death of more than six lakh birds, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health. The virus affected a farm in Russia's Kostromskaya Oblast region. Bird flu has led to the death or culling of over 2.6 million poultry between December 2016 and November 2017. 