China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu

The last human epidemic of bird flu in China occurred in late 2016 to 2017, with the H7N9 virus. - Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters): A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday (June 1).

The man, a resident of the city of Zhenjiang, was hospitalised on April 28 after developing a fever and other symptoms, the NHC said in a statement.