The guy was infected with bird flu because he took a sick chicken, slaughtered it and and then ate it,

The guy was infected with bird flu because he took a sick chicken, slaughtered it and and then ate it.

Our goal was that poultry would not get infected by bird flu and we were successful in this.

Only birds can be infected. There is no bird flu strain that can be transmitted to humans in Dagestan.

The two patients have been confirmed to be infected with bird flu in accordance with the standards of the World Health Organization.

We just received confirmation from [a WHO-affiliated laboratory in] Hong Kong that they were infected with the bird flu virus.