Outbreak Of Bird Flu In China

The Chinese authorities have confirmed the second human case of novel strain H10N8 avian influenza.

Patient is a woman who is hospitalized in critical condition in hospital east of the country , said the state news agency , Xinhua.

The 55chroni woman was admitted to hospital in Nanchang city on January 15 , protesting severe sore throat and dizziness .

In December , China had confirmed the first death due to the virus in the same city.

Another strain of avian influenza , the I7N9 occurred in China last year and so far infected at least 200 people in China , Taiwan and Hong Kong , while deaths due to the virus have reached 52.