The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that a Chinese woman was the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu that does not appear to spread between people.

WHO declared on Tuesday, the 56-year-elderly person from the southern territory of Guangdong was the third individual known to have been contaminated with the H3N8 subtype of avian flu.

WHO warns people about H3N8 birdflu

China has had all the cases, with the first two reported last year. The third infection was reported by the Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention late last month, but the woman’s death was not specified.

According to the WHO, the patient had been exposed to live poultry in the past and had multiple underlying conditions. Irregular contaminations in individuals with bird influenza are normal in China where avian seasonal infections continually course in colossal poultry and wild bird populations.

Tests gathered from a wet market visited by the lady before she turned out to be bad were positive for flu A(H3), said the WHO, recommending this might have been the wellspring of the disease.

H3N8 is common in birds, where it causes little to no disease symptoms, and is uncommon in humans. Other mammals have been infected as well. According to the WHO, no other cases were discovered among the infected woman’s close contacts.

WHO stated in the statement “The risk of it spreading among humans at the national, regional, and international levels is considered to be low.” Further added ” The 56-year-old man from Guangdong’s southern territory was the third person known to have been infected with the H3N8 subtype of bird flu, the WHO said late Tuesday.

Based on the information available, it appears that this virus does not spread easily from person to person.” Observing all avian flu infections is considered significant due to their potential to develop and cause a pandemic.

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