Two children in Salyan region of Azerbaijan may have died of avian influenza, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Health Abbas Velibekov stated. According him, six members of the dead children's family were taken to hospital diagnosed with pneumonia. However, doctors not rule out bird flu. Their blood will be examined. Meanwhile prophylactic measures are being taken in Kuban. Some 6 thousand fowls were eliminated in the Krasnodar region yesterday, reported Russia media.