MOSCOW, November 10 - The number of villages hit by bird flu in the Russian Federation reduced to seven, an official at the Russian Agriculture Ministry told Itar-Tass. As of November 9, Russia had instances of or suspicions for the killer virus only in seven places. The Altai Territory has three infected populated localities, the Chelyabinsk Region has two bird flu-hit villages and Kurgan and Tambov regions have one infected village each. At the same time, Russia has four villages where the virus carriers (infected chicken) have been slaughtered on decree. They are still on quarantine, however, the official at the ministry said.