Foreign media groups – News of the past bird flu epidemic Several strains have been found to be infected, such as H5N1, H9N2, H7N7, H7N9.
Recently, another strain of human infection has been identified for the first time, H3N8, which was found in China.
The National Health Commission confirmed on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 that the infected person was a four-year-old boy in Henan province. The children’s family raised chickens around the house. Until April 5, the child had a fever and other symptoms. Therefore, he was admitted to a local hospital for 10 days.
Later, on April 24, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention tested the virus and found that the child was infected with the strain. It also detects infection in people who have a history of contact with children. But no H3N8 infection has been found, so far only one has been infected.
However, Chinese health officials initially assessed that The H3N8 strain is still not very good at spreading to humans. Therefore, there is a low risk that the infection will spread widely.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Avian influenza virus outbreaks have been reported in 135 countries, including China, with the United States having a major outbreak in poultry since 2015, requiring the culling of millions of farmed poultry.
Experts say H3N8 was actually found in birds for the first time. But many other animals, such as horses, dogs and seals, have also been found to be infected with the disease around the world.
While the World Health Organization has confirmed that Avian influenza infection in humans is not very common. But if you get infected enough By entering the infection through the eyes, nose and mouth can be sick. This will show symptoms such as conjunctivitis, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, respiratory and nervous system symptoms.
contact with infected poultry even though or die directly and indirectly, such as walking in the bird market So there is a chance that people will be infected with avian influenza.