Avian #Influenza #Report - May 3 – 9 '26 (Wk 19) (#HK PRC SAR CHP, May 12 '26): 1 new #human #fatal case of #H5N6 virus in #Chongqing, #China

 

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Avian influenza A(H5N6): 

-- Chongqing Municipality: 

- The case involved a 55-year-old woman with symptom onset on April 16, 2026. 

- She was hospitalised on April 23 with severe pneumonia but died on May 3.   

- She had purchased lived poultry, slaughtered and consumed them. 

- Environmental samples taken from a chopping board from her home tested positive for avian influenza A(H5). 

- All close contacts tested negative and developed no symptoms.  

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Source: 

Link: https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2026_avian_influenza_report_vol22_wk19.pdf

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#China reported four additional #human pediatric cases of #infection with avian #influenza #H9N2 virus (HK CHP, September 9 '25)

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-- Avian influenza A(H9N2): 

- Anhui Province: 

1) A two-year-old boy with onset on August 5, 2025. 

- Chongqing Municipality: 

2) A six-year-old boy with onset on July 30, 2025. 

- Hunan Province

3) A two-year-old boy with onset on August 21, 2025. 

- Sichuan Province: 

4) A one-year-old boy with onset on July 28, 2025. 

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Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR, https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2025_avian_influenza_report_vol21_wk36.pdf

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#China reported two new #human #infections with #H9N2 avian #influenza virus and one with #H10N3 virus

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-- Avian influenza A(H9N2):

-- 1) Chongqing Municipality: An one-year-old girl with onset on December 13, 2024. 

-- 2) Hubei An eight-year-old girl with onset on November 27, 2024. 

-- Avian influenza A(H10N3): 

-- 1) Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: A 23-year-old woman with onset on December 12, 2024. 

Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR, https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/2025_avian_influenza_report_vol21_wk02.pdf

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