China has announced that the H3N8 type virus that causes bird flu has been detected in a human for the first time. While it was stated that the risk of transmission of the virus between people is low, it was stated that the risk of large-scale epidemics is also low.
While the world has just begun to move away from the effects of the coronavirus, today, the coronavirus has emerged. A new disease has come from China. China has announced that the first bird flu transmitted to humans has been recorded. A subtype of the human virus Influenza A virus H3N8 type virus announced.
The H3N8 virus, which has been seen in birds, horses and dogs to date, has been seen in a human for the first time, causing public panic. On the other hand, China’s health authority said that the virus in question low risk of transmission announced. The person with the virus and the reviews about the virus were also shared.
The boy was in contact with the birds
According to the shared information, the H3N8 virus was detected on April 5 in Henan, China, which showed fever and various symptoms. in a 4 year old child detected. It was shared that the child was in contact with chickens and crows raised in his home. Nicola Lewis, a flu expert at the Royal Veterinary College of Britain, explained that the H3N8 virus in this case showed that it was a reassortant with genes from viruses previously detected in poultry and wild birds.
China, the risk of transmission of the virus to humans and the risk of a large-scale epidemic is low As Erik Karlsson of the Pasteur Institute explains, rarely infections in humans that allow these viruses to spread more easily in mammals can lead to adaptive mutations. told.
Last year, China announced that bird flu caused by the H10N3 virus was detected in a human for the first time.
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https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/china-reports-first-human-case-h3n8-bird-flu-2022-04-26/