A lethal new strain of bird flu has emerged in China. The H10N8 virus killed a 73-year-old woman in Nanchang City, according to a case report in the Lancet on Wednesday.
Mingbin Liu from Nanchang City Centre for Disease Control and Prevention told the journal that the pandemic potential of this new strain should not be underestimated.
“A second case of H10N8 was identified in Jiangxi Province on January 26,” he said. “This is of great concern because it reveals that the H10N8 virus has continued to circulate and may cause more human infections in future.”
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