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China reports 2 new human cases of H5N6 bird flu

onJanuary 27, 2022

ByBNO News

Micrograph of avian influenza, also known as bird flu (Credit: CDC/F.A. Murphy)

Two more people in mainland China have tested positive for H5N6 bird flu, raising the number of cases reported this month to eight, officials say. A recent spike in human cases has led to calls for increased surveillance.

The Hong Kong Health Department said in a statement that it was notified about two additional cases in humans in Sichuan and Zhejiang provinces. Both cases occurred earlier this month but were not immediately made public by local officials.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-5612069200800828&output=html&h=200&adk=3788305082&adf=220102852&pi=t.aa~a.1209929155~i.3~rp.4&w=622&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1643396109&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=9417648817&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=622×200&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbnonews.com%2Findex.php%2F2022%2F01%2Fchina-reports-2-new-human-cases-of-h5n6-bird-flu%2F&flash=0&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=156&rw=621&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&adsid=ChAIgMXOjwYQiMit4Mvm2YsDEj0AELzFJUrYGVp3-hz5FQcwLhu-ZBB7kigHs3u_bN5INBiNvL6UdpS7PY4eCG6ZI6tcd3mb9jZBk6Z3owlp&uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiOTcuMC40NjkyLjk5IixbXSxudWxsLG51bGwsIjY0Il0.&dt=1643400450201&bpp=9&bdt=20165&idt=9&shv=r20220126&mjsv=m202201200501&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D649d90661b2b3984-22b515e865d00037%3AT%3D1643400441%3ART%3D1643400441%3AS%3DALNI_MYDaHeQc9vkhsZ5lP99JxB4lJXeJQ&prev_fmts=0x0%2C1123x280%2C1123x504%2C320x250%2C300x250&nras=3&correlator=8201710008564&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1068120274.1643400441&ga_sid=1643400448&ga_hid=1531916482&ga_fc=1&u_tz=-480&u_his=1&u_h=640&u_w=1139&u_ah=607&u_aw=1139&u_cd=24&u_sd=1.2&dmc=4&adx=100&ady=1414&biw=1123&bih=504&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=31064202%2C44750774%2C31064578%2C31063247&oid=2&psts=AGkb-H-l0NCJ9P_asN3CVR4YP1sVFM02iky35R1YqGSLFnD5iJBnJ7oLu1eZR5omcUddgotimnII1MvhHjE&pvsid=1388817921119465&pem=824&tmod=273261178&uas=0&nvt=1&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1139%2C0%2C1139%2C607%2C1139%2C504&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=31&jar=2022-01-28-20&ifi=5&uci=a!5&btvi=3&fsb=1&xpc=Vl76G3HBDH&p=https%3A//bnonews.com&dtd=29971

The first case, a 68-year-old man from Langzhong in Sichuan province, fell ill on January 3 and was taken to a local hospital the next day, where he remains in critical condition. There was no word on how he may have…