Virologist reveals it’s not just bird flu strains H5N1 that can infect humans But there are other species. which China has already encountered
02 March 2023 – Dr. Anan Chongkaewwatana, virologist Director of Animal Health Innovation and Management Research Group National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotech), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) posted a short bookmark that Avian influenza is not the only H5N1 that can jump to humans. Recently, China’s public health authorities released information stating that A case was found in Guangdong, China, where a 49-year-old man was infected with H5N6 avian influenza from contact with poultry since Dec. 14 last year and was hospitalized on Dec. 21 in critical condition. There is no update information on whether he is now cured or not.
