China H3N8 bird flu

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China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu but health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people.

. 1 day agoChina detects first human case of H3N8 bird flu. 1 day agoBEIJING China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu the countrys health authority said on Tuesday but said the risk of. In a statement on Tuesday Chinas National Health.

National Health Commission NHC of China announced the case in a statement however it downplayed its risk. The four-year-old boy infected had been in contact with chickens and crows raised at. They said that the risk of it spreading among people was low.

19 hours agoAn H3N8 strain of bird flu has been detected in humans for the first time in Chinas central province of Henan. 1 day agoBEIJING April 27 Reuters - China has recorded its first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu but the risk of its spread among people is low the health authority said. H3N8 is known to have been circulating since 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl.

1 day agoChina has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of Bird Flu in the countrys Henan province media reports said on Tuesday. Chinas National Health Commission NHC announced the. 16 hours agoChinese officials have reported the first human infected with the H3N8 bird flu strain which has been detected in horses dogs and even seals.

H3N8 is known to have been circulating since 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl. China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu but health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people. 1 day agoA case of H3N8 influenza was detected in a 4-year-old boy in China.

Why it matters Its the first time the virus has jumped from animals to humans --. 1 day agoAccording to media reports on Tuesday the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu was reported from the Henan province of China.

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