Italy reports Europe’s first human H9N2 bird flu infection
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In a man in Italy, the avian flu virus H9N2 is detected - for the first time in Europe. A human-to-human transmission is not detected.
Italy reports Europe’s first human H9N2 bird flu infection
Italy has reported the first known human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) in the European Union, involving a traveler who returned from a non-European country where the virus has previously been found in birds. The case was reported in the Lombardy region, where the patient is in hospital isolation and receiving treatment, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and Italy’s Health Ministry. The patient has under…
ECDC considers that the risk of contracting infection for the general population is very low
Aviaria, first human case in Europe.? The Lombardy Region has identified a case of infection with influenza A (H9N2) virus of animal (avian) origin with low pathogenicity, in a...
Animal influenza A (H9N2) virus has been detected in a fragile person with concomitant diseases from a non-European country where he has been infected
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