Avian Influenza H5N8 -- India
India on Tue 20 Jul 2021 reported its first bird flu death as an 11-year-old boy, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS for it and succumbed to the disease.
A senior All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) official said that the boy, who was infected with avian influenza, has died, and the entire staff concerned has been placed in isolation as a preventive measure.
As per reports, bird flu outbreaks were reported across the country earlier this year [2021], including in Haryana
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8538183&promed&0
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