China detects first human case of H3N8 bird flu
BEIJING: China has confirmed the first recognized human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there is a low risk of extensive transmission amongst individuals.
H3N8 is known to have actually been distributing considering that 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl. It is known to infect horses, pet dogs and seals, however has actually not formerly been spotted in people.
China’s National Health Commission on Tuesday said a four-year-old boy living in central Henan province tested positive for the stress after being hospitalised earlier this month with a fever and other symptoms.
The boy’s household raised chickens in the house and resided in an area occupied by wild ducks, the NHC stated in a statement.
The young boy was contaminated straight by birds and the strain was not discovered to have “the ability to successfully contaminate people”, the commission stated.
It included that tests of the kid’s close human contacts discovered “no problems”.
The NHC stated the boy’s case was a “one-off cross-species transmission, and the threat of massive transmission is low”.
It alerted the public to nonetheless keep away from dead or ill birds and seek instant treatment for fever or breathing signs.
Bird influenza happens generally in wild birds and poultry. Cases of transmission in between humans are incredibly uncommon.
The H5N1 and H7N9 stress of bird flu, identified in 1997 and 2013, respectively, have been responsible for the majority of cases of human disease from avian influenza, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control.
Human infections of zoonotic, or animal-borne, influenzas are “mainly gotten through direct contact with contaminated animals or polluted environments, however do not result in efficient transmission of these infections in between individuals”, according to the World Health Organisation.
In 2012, H3N8 was blamed for the deaths of more than 160 seals off the northeastern coast of the United States after it caused fatal pneumonia in the animals.
Released at Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:01:31 +0000