"Experts say widespread transmission of flu in birds is increasing scope for avian viruses to mix and mutate"

"An H3N8 strain of bird flu has been detected in humans for the first time, in China’s central province of Henan.

The four-year-old boy infected had been in contact with chickens and crows raised at his home, according to reports from China’s National Health Commission.

Avian influenza or bird flu as it is commonly known is a highly contagious viral disease with the first reports of human cases in the 1990s.

Some strains of the bird flu, such as with H3N8 now, have been passed to humans but this is currently very rare, and usually occurs after very close contact with infected birds or animals."

Tom Levitt reports for the Guardian April 27, 2022. [2]

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