China confirms first human case of H3N8 bird flu strain in Beijing - The Telegraph

Country's National Health Commission describes the case – in a four-year-old boy – as a ‘one-off cross-species transmission’

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. H3N8 is known to have been cir… [+2114 chars]

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