A 56-year-old Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a rare strain of H3N8 bird flu. According to the records, this woman is the third person to contract the strain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), citing Reuters.
All cases of human infection with the H3N8 virus have been reported in China.
The WHO did not provide many details about the woman’s death, saying only that she had some health complications and had been exposed to live birds throughout her life.
“Based on the information available, it does not appear that this virus has the ability to transmit easily from person to person, so the risk of person-to-person spread at the regional, national and international levels is considered low,” the WHO said in a statement. statement. .
The H3N8 virus has been known to circulate since 2002 after it first emerged in North America in waterfowl. It is known to infect horses, dogs and seals.
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