What We Know About H3N8 Bird Flu Strain Reported in Boy in China

What We Know About H3N8 Bird Flu Strain Reported in Boy in China

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http://www.newsweek.com/flu-virus-h3n8-bird-horses-canine-china-young-boy-infection-1701324

A specific type of bird flu known as H3N8 has been found in a human for the first time after spreading to a young boy in China, the country's health authority said on Tuesday.

According to China's National Health Commission (NHC), a four-year-old boy from the city of Zhumadian, Henan province, was found to have been infected with avian H3N8 after falling ill with a fever and other symptoms on April 5. He was admitted to a medical center for treatment five days later.