The first human case of infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu China has been reported in China's eastern province of Jiangsu. This information was given by China's National Health Commission on Tuesday. A 41-year-old man from Zhenjiang city was hospitalised on April 28 after developing a fever and other health-related problems. Currently, the man's condition is stable and he will be discharged soon.
On May 28, he was diagnosed as having the H10N3 avian influenza virus. However, no details have been given about how the person got this infection. In April, the highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu was identified in a wild bird in Shenyang city, northeast China.
However, NHC has reported H10N3 to be less pathogenic and less prone to spread the infection. Medical examination of those who came in contact with the infected patient was done but had not found any other cases. Many strains of avian influenza are present in China and people working in poultry have been exposed to infection.
There have been no significant numbers of human infections with bird flu since the H7N9 strain killed around 300 people during 2016-2017. There is no other case of infection of this strain in the world. Meanwhile, according to local media, "H5N8 is a subtype of the Influenza A virus (also known as the bird flu virus). While H5N8 only presents a low risk to humans, it is highly lethal to wild birds and poultry."
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