This is the second human infection of H9N2 avian flu in that country. The patient is a four-year-old boy who is already in good condition.
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a case of human infection with the avian flu virus (H9N2) was detected in India. The patient is a four-year-old boy who was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospital after presenting symptoms.
According to him organismthe child was hospitalized in February, when he arrived at the clinic with persistent severe breathing problems, high fever and abdominal cramps. Now, three months after diagnosis and treatment, he was discharged.
The WHO confirmed another case of bird flu: how the patient from India became infected
The infected person had been exposed to poultry in her home and in her environmentHowever, no one in his family or other contacts had shown symptoms of respiratory illness.
The WHO also recalled that this It is the second case of human infection of H9N2 bird flu in Indiaas there was another in 2019. This virus tends to cause mild illness and is one of the most prevalent viruses circulating in poultry in different regions, which is why the United Nations agency said more cases could occur sporadic humans.
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The European Union will buy 665,000 doses of vaccine against bird flu
Amid the emergence of new cases of bird flu in United States and Australiathe European Union announced that it signed a “framework contract” that allows it buy nails 665,000 doses of a vaccine which prevents the transmission of the virus to humans.
In a statement, the European Commission (the EU’s executive arm) said the contract includes an option for another 40 million additional doses.
These doses will be intended for the “most exposed people” to the possible transmission of avian influenza by poultry or animals, such as poultry farm workers and veterinariansspecified the Commission.
Source: Ambito
