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China Acknowledges ‘Sporadic’ Human Bird Flu Cases

An expert called it ‘very irresponsible’ that Beijing hasn’t provided details on the severity and location of the cases.
China Acknowledges ‘Sporadic’ Human Bird Flu Cases
Rescued chickens gather in an aviary at Farm Sanctuary’s Southern California Sanctuary in Acton, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Lily Zhou
Lily Zhou
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Luo Ya
Luo Ya
3/4/2025|Updated: 3/5/2025
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“Sporadic” cases of human avian influenza infections have been identified in China, the regime has said, after staying quiet about outbreaks in poultry.

The announcement comes after two workers in China’s disease prevention and control sector told The Epoch Times the regime had covered up the severity of respiratory disease outbreaks in the country. One of the workers also said there had been limited human-to-human transmission of H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu.

Lily Zhou is an Ireland-based reporter covering China news for The Epoch Times.
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