A lady who tested positive for the H5N1 virus led to the discovery of a new strain of avian flu in people in China.
The 53-year-old woman from Jiangsu province is thought to have developed symptoms on January 31 as a result of exposure to sick chicken poultry.
Her current state is unknown, despite the fact that she came back positive for the virus test in February.
A father and daughter were afflicted with a similar strain of avian flu in Cambodia one week prior to this incident.
The 11-year-old daughter was the first Cambodian to die from avian flu since 2014. A few days later, her 49-year-old father tested positive, although he hadn’t had any major illnesses.
Given the recent outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is increasingly worried about the spread of avian flu. The UN agency is collaborating with Cambodian authorities to address the outbreak, according to Dr. Sylvie Briand, director of the division responsible for pandemic and epidemic preparedness and prevention.
She expressed concern about the growing number of reports of infections in mammals, which include humans, as well as the virus’s broad presence in birds around the world. WHO has therefore encouraged all nations to continue to be on the lookout for the virus.
The export of avian products has been halted in Argentina, as a result of Argentina reporting 1st occurrence of bird flu in commercial poultry.
According to Secretary Juan Jose Bahillo’s tweet, poultry products are still safe for Argentineans even though exports have been suspended due to international rules.
There are worries about the possible spread of the illness and how it would affect the nation’s exports after a case was found in the province of Rio Negro.
