A Chinese woman has died from H3N8 bird flu—the world’s first case of human death from a type of bird flu that, to date, has been exceedingly rare in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the development in an April 11 statement.
On March 27, the National Health Commission of China’s communist regime notified the WHO of a confirmed case of human infection with the H3N8 avian influenza virus. The patient was a 56-year-old female from Guangdong Province. She became ill on Feb. 22, was hospitalized for severe pneumonia on March 3, and died on March 16, according to the WHO announcement.
