Possible 1st Human Case of H10N3 Bird Flu Reported in China

Possible 1st Human Case of H10N3 Bird Flu Reported in China
A nurse prepares medicine for a bird flu patient in a hospital in Wuhan, the capital of central China’s Hubei Province on Feb. 12, 2017. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A man in eastern China has contracted what appears to be the first human case of H10N3, a type of avian influenza, according to Chinese regime officials.

The 41-year-old man, who wasn’t identified, was hospitalized in late April with H10N3 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, located near Shanghai, according to China’s National Health Commission in a statement on its website.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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