China H3N8 bird flu

The variant was found in a four-year-old boy from the central province of Henan in China who showed fever and other symptoms.

"H3N8 equine influenza (horse flu) viruses have been known to exist in horses for more than 40 years," CDC maintains. China's National Health Commission has said that the variant was found in a four-year-old boy who showed fever and other symptoms. While the world witnessed another surge in the Covid-19 cases, a new development from China is set to raise alert levels across the world.

The five-year-old boy was confirmed as the first case of human transmission on April 26 after falling ill three weeks earlier.

It's a virus that causes high mortality," Thijs Kuiken, professor of comparative pathology at Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, told Reuters. The agency reported on October 26 that at least six people had died. Bird flu can also be devastating for bird populations. He was admitted to a medical center for treatment five days later.

Experts say widespread transmission of flu in birds is increasing scope for avian viruses to mix and mutate.

“I do generally believe we need to be increasing influence surveillance globally quite concertedly right now. Avian influenza or bird flu as it is commonly known is a highly contagious viral disease with the first reports of human cases in the 1990s. An H3N8 strain of bird flu has been detected in humans for the first time, in China’s central province of Henan.

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 ...

The NHC said the boy's case was a "one-off cross-species transmission, and the risk of large-scale transmission is low". The boy was infected directly by birds and the strain was not found to have "the ability to effectively infect humans", the commission said. 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.

Chinese health officials said the infected person is a four-year-old boy from Henan province. He reportedly began experiencing symptoms, which included a fever, ...

As his symptoms worsened, officials said the boy was admitted to a hospital. Chinese health officials said the infected person is a four-year-old boy from Henan province. Health officials say the risk of large-scale transmission to humans is low.

A four-year-old boy from Zhumadian, in the Henan province, was confirmed to be carrying the variant after suffering from a fever on April 5, the National ...

The virus is usually spread through touching infected birds and their droppings or when preparing infected poultry for cooking Yet no human cases had been reported until now. Bird flu is spread by close contact with an infected bird or the body of one. China's National Health Commission has yet to provide any update on the boy. Bird flu can cause a fever, aching muscles, a headache and a cough — similar to the traditional form of the virus. The H3N8 variant — one of several types of bird flu — is common in horses and dogs and has even been found in seals.

Chinese officials have reported the first human infected with the H3N8 bird flu strain, which has been detected in horses, dogs and even seals.

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The H3N8 bird flu strain does not yet have the ability to effectively infect humans and poses a low risk for a large-scale epidemic, officials say.

China is among 135 countries affected by the type A influenza pathogen, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the United States alone, more than 33 million cases of the bird flu have been detected so far this year. Human cases of the avian flu are rare, but they are possible when enough viral components get into the eyes, nose or mouth. However, the health commission instructed Henan Province officials to implement prevention and control programs in response to the case.