The World Health Organization (WHO) has indeed confirmed a human case of bird flu in India. The infection was caused by the H9N2 virus and was detected in a four-year-old child in West Bengal. The child was admitted to a local hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit due to severe respiratory distress. Fortunately, the child has recovered and was discharged from the hospital. While this is concerning, it’s important to note that most human cases of H9N2 infection tend to be mild, and the virus hasn’t yet acquired the ability to transmit from human to human.
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The World Health Organization on Tuesday said a case of human infection with bird flu caused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old child in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.t.co/aPbhDNrzlq#BirdFlu #WHO #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/StdJ96HQSG
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