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Chinese health authorities announced on Tuesday that they had registered their first infection in people with the H3N8 strain of avian influenza.
In a statement, the National Health Commission (NHC) said the option was found in a 4-year-old boy from Henan province.
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The boy, who lives in the town of Zhumadyan, raised chickens and crows at home.
He showed fever and other symptoms on April 5, according to the NHC, and was admitted to a local medical facility for further treatment five days later.
PHOTO: Workers vaccinate chickens with H9 bird flu vaccine on a farm in Changfeng County, Anhui Province, China, April 14, 2013 (REUTERS / Stringer)
The NHC noted that although the variant has been found in horses, dogs, birds and seals worldwide, no human cases have been reported.
He also said that the initial study showed that the option still did not have the ability to effectively infect people and that the risk of a large-scale epidemic was low.
The Commission warned the public to avoid contact with sick and dead poultry as well as live poultry and to pay attention to hygiene.
Those who show such symptoms will wear a mask and seek medical attention as soon as possible.
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In 2021, the NHC confirmed the first case of human infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu.
In addition, a man was later hospitalized with the H5N6 strain of bird flu.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wrote in March that highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses have been found in wild birds in the United States in 14 states and in commercial and domestic poultry in 13 states, citing the Department of Animal Welfare. US agriculture (USDA). and the Phytosanitary Inspection Service (APHIS).
The agency said the H5N1 bird flu posed a low risk to the public.
On Wednesday, Nebraska and federal agricultural officials said another major case of bird flu had been confirmed on a farm in Knox County.
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The Nebraska Department of Agriculture said in a press release that this is the seventh confirmed case of the disease in the state.
More than 2.1 million laying hens will be euthanized, agricultural officials said. The farm will also be quarantined.
David Aaro of Fox News, the Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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