India has reported a case of bird flu in a four-year-old child to the World Health Organization (WHO). According to the WHO, this is the influenza A(H9N2) subtype and is the second known case in India. The first was reported in 2019.
According to the WHO, the child was taken to the pediatrician at the end of January with fever, breathing difficulties and abdominal pain.
He was taken to a hospital intensive care unit, treated and discharged after four weeks. A few days later, she was taken again to another hospital where she had to be intubated. A swab was taken there and influenza A (H9N2) was detected. The child was discharged from the clinic on May 1 with oxygen supply.
Bird flu infections are usually harmless
However, the viruses can change in ways that make them easier to transmit from person to person. Therefore, vaccine candidates have been developed that can be quickly developed into available agents in the event of a pandemic.
Risk remains “low”
The WHO continually calls on countries to be vigilant and closely investigate clusters of diseases. “Based on available information, WHO assesses the current risk of this virus to the general population as low,” the agency said.
First man dies from variant H5N2
A few days ago, a man died in Mexico from the H5N2 bird flu strain (see article link and video above). The 59-year-old became ill in April and showed symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea and dizziness.
Source: Krone
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