JawaPos.com – China reported finding infection in humans from the H10N3 bird flu strain on Tuesday (1/6). Bird flu infection in humans is the first time in the world. However, the risk of widespread spread of the H10N3 bird flu strain is low.
The man who was infected with bird flu was a resident of Zhenjiang City. He was hospitalized on April 28, 2021 after developing a fever and other symptoms, the Chinese Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement.
He was diagnosed with the H10N3 bird flu virus on May 28, 2021. However, the NHC did not provide details on how the man became infected with the virus.
“The risk of large-scale spread is very low,” the NHC said Straits Times.
The NHC added that the man was in stable condition and his close contacts had reported nothing unusual. This describes H10N3 as a low pathogen and less likely to cause death or severe disease.
The man is in stable condition and ready to be discharged from the hospital. Medical observations of his close contacts found no other cases. The NHC said previously there were no reported cases of H10N3 in humans in the world.
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