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China reports world’s first human case of H10N3 bird flu

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China has reported the first-known human case of H10N3, an uncommon strain of avian flu that is typically only found in wild birds and waterfowl in Asia.The infection was detected in a 41-year-old man on May 28, one month after he was admitted to hospital for a fever and other symptoms in Zhenjiang, in the eastern province of Jiangsu.

The patient was stable and ready to be discharged from hospital this week, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said.“The risk of large-scale spread is extremely low,” it said.

WHO introduced Greek alphabet names for COVID-19 variants The NHC did not provide details about how the man might have become infected by the influenza strain.

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