First Human Death , From H3N8 Avian Flu , Recorded in China.
On April 12, a Chinese woman became the first person to die from a variant of the bird flu that is rarely found in humans.
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Reuters reports that the World Health Organization said that the strain does not appear to be contagious between people.
Reuters reports that the World Health Organization said that the strain does not appear to be contagious between people.
According to the WHO, the 56-year-old woman from Guangdong was the third person to be infected with the H3N8 variant of avian flu.
According to the WHO, the 56-year-old woman from Guangdong was the third person to be infected with the H3N8 variant of avian flu.
Reuters reports that all of the known cases have been reported in China, with the first of those cases reported in 2022.
Reuters reports that all of the known cases have been reported in China, with the first of those cases reported in 2022.
Late in March, the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported the third infection.
According to the WHO, the woman had multiple underlying conditions and a history of exposure to live poultry.
Reuters reports that the WHO also said that samples from a local wet market visited by the woman prior to falling ill tested positive for influenza.
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According to the WHO, no other cases were found among the infected woman's close contacts.
Based on available information, it appears that this virus does not have the ability to spread easily from person to person, and therefore the risk of it spreading among humans at the national, regional and international levels is considered to be low, WHO statement, via Reuters.
Based on available information, it appears that this virus does not have the ability to spread easily from person to person, and therefore the risk of it spreading among humans at the national, regional and international levels is considered to be low, WHO statement, via Reuters.
Reuters reports that monitoring avian influenza is considered critical, as it is capable of evolving and causing a pandemic.
Reuters reports that monitoring avian influenza is considered critical, as it is capable of evolving and causing a pandemic
