China has reported the first case of H10N3 avian influenza virus infection in a 41-year-old man in the eastern province of Jiangsu. This article provides insights into the new virus strain. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, China has reported a new case of H10N3 bird flu in a 41-year-old man in the eastern province of Jiangsu. This is the first human case of H10N3 infection, a suspected poultry-to-human cross-species transmission. The patient was hospitalized for fever and other symptoms.
He was diagnosed with H10N3 bird flu, one month after hospitalization. The H10N3 strain is a rare strain found in wild birds or waterfowl in Asia and some limited parts of North America . A total of 160 isolates of the virus have been reported for over 40 years until 2018. The strain is known to possess low pathogenicity and is, therefore, less severe. Several cases of the H10N3 virus have been found in…
