On April 12, 2023, the World Health Organization reported that a Chinese woman died from H3N8 avian influenza virus infection, becoming the first human to die from an avian influenza strain. this After China confirmed its first case last year.
World Health Organization states that The deceased was a 56-year-old woman living in Guangdong province. south china She began feeling unwell on February 22. He was hospitalized on March 3 for contracting pneumonia. He died on March 16 and was diagnosed with H3N8 avian influenza. Or have been in close contact with this deceased Infected or sick in any way
The World Health Organization reports that It is not yet known for certain whether How did the deceased get infected? Initially, it was assumed that the infection may have come from the poultry market. It is not known exactly how this species is related to other species that have spread among animals.
A doctor in Guangdong province said. This woman was diagnosed with leukemia. She was previously diagnosed with H3N8 avian influenza and she had a history of close contact with live poultry. and had revealed that wild birds had flown near her house
According to the World Health Organization Three cases of H3N8 have been reported in China since 2022, and it is not easily spread between people. other
The H3N8 strain of bird flu was first identified in North American waterfowl in 2002, before the virus had spread. It was found that the infection was transmitted to horses. dogs and seals too And the Chinese authorities revealed that this infection was found to spread to people. was the first in the world in April last year This was followed by another case of infection in May of last year.
