MOSCOW, Feb 17: Poultry farms around Moscow were under tight control on Saturday as a third outbreak of bird flu was found and officials investigated whether the deadly H5N1 strain had caused the Russian capital's first exposure to the virus.

Russia's animal and plant health watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, expected results by Sunday evening from tests on dead birds found in two villages near Moscow. Meanwhile, Russian veterinary authorities on Saturday confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a farm outside Moscow.—Agencies