WHO confirms second human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) in India, a 4-year-old from West Bengal state in 2019, recovered and discharged. Infection likely due to poultry exposure; H9N2 is a less pathogenic strain with potential to reassort with other viruses, rare human cases reported.4 yr old Indian child tests positive for H9N2 bird flu
WHO confirms second human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) in India, a 4-year-old from West Bengal state in 2019, recovered and discharged. Infection likely due to poultry exposure; H9N2 is a less pathogenic strain with potential to reassort with other viruses, rare human cases reported.