A little over a fortnight after China reported its first case of H3N8 bird flu in 2023, a 56-year-old woman has died in the country's Guangdong province, becoming the first known human fatality from the avian influenza strain, according to World Health Organization (WHO).

First H3N8 bird flu death reported in China, says WHO

Amid the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the country, China reported the first case of human infection of bird flu. Chinese authorities have maintained that the risk of the H3N8 strain spreading among humans was low.

China reports first human case of bird flu; four-year old boy infected

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First H3N8 bird flu death reported in China, says WHO

China reports first human case of bird flu; four-year old boy infected