China has reported another human infection from H5N6 avian influenza, a 64-year-old man from Guangxi province who raises domestic poultry, Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today.
The man’s symptoms began on July 3, and he was admitted to the hospital for treatment the next day, where he is listed in serious condition. His illness marks China’s fourth H5N6 infection this year and the world’s 86th since the first illnesses were detected in humans in 2014.
Though H5N6 is known to circulate in poultry in a handful of Asian countries, only China and Laos have reported human illnesses, which are often severe or fatal.