First Human Death , From H3N8 Avian Flu , Recorded in China.<br />On April 12, a Chinese woman became <br />the first person to die from a variant of <br />the bird flu that is rarely found in humans. .<br />Reuters reports that the World Health Organization <br />said that the strain does not appear <br />to be contagious between people.<br />Reuters reports that the World Health Organization <br />said that the strain does not appear <br />to be contagious between people.<br />According to the WHO, the 56-year-old woman <br />from Guangdong was the third person to be <br />infected with the H3N8 variant of avian flu.<br />According to the WHO, the 56-year-old woman <br />from Guangdong was the third person to be <br />infected with the H3N8 variant of avian flu.<br />Reuters reports that all of the known cases <br />have been reported in China, with the first <br />of those cases reported in 2022.<br />Reuters reports that all of the known cases <br />have been reported in China, with the first <br />of those cases reported in 2022.<br />Late in March, the Guangdong Provincial <br />Center for Disease Control and Prevention <br />reported the third infection.<br />According to the WHO, the woman <br />had multiple underlying conditions <br />and a history of exposure to live poultry.<br />Reuters reports that the WHO also said that samples <br />from a local wet market visited by the woman <br />prior to falling ill tested positive for influenza. .<br />According to the WHO, <br />no other cases were found among <br />the infected woman's close contacts.<br />Based on available information, it appears <br />that this virus does not have the ability to <br />spread easily from person to person, and <br />therefore the risk of it spreading among <br />humans at the national, regional and <br />international levels is considered to be low, WHO statement, via Reuters.<br />Based on available information, it appears <br />that this virus does not have the ability to <br />spread easily from person to person, and <br />therefore the risk of it spreading among <br />humans at the national, regional and <br />international levels is considered to be low, WHO statement, via Reuters.<br />Reuters reports that monitoring avian influenza <br />is considered critical, as it is capable <br />of evolving and causing a pandemic.<br />Reuters reports that monitoring avian influenza <br />is considered critical, as it is capable <br />of evolving and causing a pandemic
