The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the strain is rare of Bird flu caused the first known human death in China, although there is no evidence of the virus spreading between them people.
56-year- An old woman from the southern province of Guangdong was the third person infected with the virus with subtype H3N8 of The World Health Organization said bird flu in statement late Tuesday.
everyone of cases were in China, with the first Two cases have been reported last year.
Guangdong Provincial Center for The CDC reported the third infection late last month, but he did not give details of woman death.
the patient The World Health Organization said she has several underlying conditions, and history of exposure to live Poultry.
Sporadic infections in people with Bird flu common in China, where bird flu viruses circulate constantly in Huge numbers of poultry and wild birds.
Wet samples were collected market that the woman visited before she contracted the disease was positive for Influenza is type A (H3), the World Health Organization said, suggesting this may be the source of infection.
Although rare in peopleH3N8 is common in the birds in that causes little to no sign of illness. she has also other infected mammals.
There were no other cases found between close contacts of infected woman, the World Health Organization said.
“based on on available informationit seems that this virus does not have ability To spread easily from person to person, so the risk of It spreads among humans in national, regional and international The World Health Organization said “levels are considered low”. in Statement.
watching of All avian influenza viruses are important because of their presence ability to evolve And cause pandemic.
