Guangdong province reports human case of avian influenza
China’s Guangdong province has identified a human case of H5N6 bird flu in the city of Dongguan.
Reuters reports that health authorities identified the case on 22 September.
The infected patient, a 53-year-old male, is being treated in hospital, the Health Commission of Guangdong Province said in a statement, adding that experts considered the risk of transmission to be low at this stage.
