China detects first human case of H3N8 bird flu strain - The Guardian


4/27/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Tom Levitt

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

An H3N8 strain of bird flu has been detected in humans for the first time, in Chinas central province of Henan. The four-year-old boy infected had been in contact with chickens and crows raised at h… [+2787 chars]

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