{"id":12347,"date":"2014-02-05T02:40:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T02:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/new-strain-of-deadly-bird-flu\/"},"modified":"2014-02-05T02:40:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T02:40:16","slug":"new-strain-of-deadly-bird-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/new-strain-of-deadly-bird-flu\/","title":{"rendered":"New Strain of &#8216;Deadly&#8217; Bird Flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-4130 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kkio.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Experts are concerned about the spread of a new strain of bird flu that has already killed one woman in China.}}<\/p>\n<p>The 73-year-old from Nanchang City caught the H10N8 virus after visiting a live poultry market, although it is not known for sure if this was the source of infection.<\/p>\n<p>A second person has since become infected in China&#8217;s Jiangxi province.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists told The Lancet the potential for it to become a pandemic &#8220;should not be underestimated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This particular strain of influenza A virus has not been seen before.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, China has already been coping with an outbreak of a similar influenza virus called H7N9, which has killed around a quarter of those infected.<\/p>\n<p>Pandemic risk<br \/>\nScientists who have studied the new H10N8 virus say it has evolved some genetic characteristics that may allow it to replicate efficiently in humans.<\/p>\n<p>The concern is that it could ultimately be able to spread from person to person, although experts stress that there is no evidence of this yet.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mingbin Liu from Nanchang City Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said: &#8220;A second case of H10N8 was identified in Jiangxi province, China, on 26 January 2014. <\/p>\n<p>This is of great concern because it reveals that the H10N8 virus has continued to circulate and may cause more human infections in future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{{Experts are concerned about the spread of a new strain of bird flu that has already killed one woman in China.}} The 73-year-old from Nanchang City caught the H10N8 virus after visiting a live poultry market, although it is not known for sure if this was the source of infection. 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