The H3N8 bird flu strain, which is rare in humans, has claimed the life of a 56-year-old Chinese lady, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to a statement released by the UN late on Tuesday, the woman from the southern province of Guangdong was the third person to have been infected with the H3N8 subtype of avian influenza, which does not appear to pass between people.
All following incidents of avian flu have also happened in China, where the first two cases from last year were first reported. A third case was recently recorded by the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, although no information regarding the patient’s passing was given, according to news agency Reuters.
The patient had been exposed to live poultry and had a number of underlying medical issues. In China, where avian flu viruses are frequently found in poultry and wild bird populations, human cases of bird flu are infrequent, but this particular case was probably brought on by the patient’s visit to a wet market before becoming ill.
The influenza A(H3) virus, which is frequently seen in birds but infrequently affects people, was identified by the WHO as the cause of the infection. No more cases among those who had frequent contact with the sick person were reported.
The WHO considers that this specific virus does not have the ability to rapidly spread among humans, hence the chance of it becoming a significant public health concern at the national, regional, or global level is deemed low. This is true even though avian influenza viruses have the potential to mutate and create pandemics.
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