3 new human avian flu cases reported in China
News brief
February 11, 2026
Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) yesterday reported two new H9N2 avian flu cases with symptom onsets in December and January and an H10N3 patient whose illness began on December 29.
The H9N2 cases include a 2-year-old boy from Hunan province who got sick on December 29, and a 73-year-old woman from Guangdong province whose symptoms began in January 17. The influenza A(H10N3) case occurred in a 34-year-old man also from Guangdong province.
None of the case-patient died from their infection, but no details were given on where they contracted the virus, symptoms, or recovery timeline.
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LINK:
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/3-new-human-avian-flu-cases-reported-china
