China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu

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China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu

By Reuters
April 27, 2022

BEIJING – China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, the country’s health authority said on Tuesday, but said the risk of it spreading among people was low.

A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to have been infected with the variant after developing a fever and other symptoms on April 5.

No close contacts were infected with the virus, the National Health Commission said in a statement.

The commission said an initial assessment determined the variant did not yet have the ability to effectively infect humans, and the risk of a large-scale epidemic was low.

Many different strains of bird flu are present in China and some sporadically infect people, usually those working with poultry.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/04/27/china-reports-first-human-case-of-h3n8-bird-flu/

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Zero Hedge poster said: "Combine this with all the birds they are destroying here in the states and you start to realize where this is heading. They intend to ban private ownership of livestock because of "public health & safety". Which in reality, is really about, control the food, control the people."