The world’s first confirmed case of H3N8 influenza was a 4-year-old boy in Zhumadian City, Henan Province, who had contact with poultry before the onset of the case; the picture is a situational photo. (Picture taken from freepik)
[Reporter Wu Liangyi/Taipei Report]China announced the world’s first confirmed case of H3N8 influenza on April 26. Due to possible exposure to the risk of infection, the CDC announced that the travel recommendation level of the new type A influenza in Henan Province will be the second level alert (Alert).
According to the information released by the Chinese Health Commission, the first confirmed case of H3N8 influenza in the world was a 4-year-old boy in Zhumadian City, Henan Province. He became ill on April 5 and was seriously ill and hospitalized on April 10. The case had contact with poultry before the onset of the disease, and there were wild ducks in the surrounding area. activities, and their close contacts had no abnormal conditions during the observation period.
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The H3N8 influenza virus is still of avian origin. In the past, it has been detected more than among animals such as horses, dogs, and poultry. At present, there is no effective human-to-human transmission capability. The CDC will closely monitor this virus.
China has recently reported cases of new types of influenza A such as H5N6 and H9N2 influenza. The agency has assigned Henan, Shanxi, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guizhou Province, Jiangsu Province, Shandong Province, Hunan Province, Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, and Anhui Province are recommended to be listed as the second-level alert (Alert), and other provinces and cities are listed as the first-level attention (Watch).
The CDC pointed out that this case should be a sporadic human infection, and the risk of large-scale transmission is low, but there is still a risk. In addition, the international avian influenza epidemic continues, and there are still H5N6 and H9N2 influenza epidemics in China. The threat of human infection with a new type of influenza A remains unabated. Physicians are reminded to inquire about travel history and contact history if they find suspicious cases returning to Taiwan from China, and promptly notify health authorities.
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