A boy in India died of H5N1 avian influenza and the Centers for Disease Control is investigating more cases.

According to reports, India reported on the 20th that an 11-year-old boy died after being infected with H5N1 avian influenza, becoming India’s first death from avian influenza this year. The source of the boy’s current infection is unknown, but bird flu is a highly contagious disease. As long as one poultry gets sick, the epidemic will spread rapidly. The World Health Organization (WHO) said that although bird flu is not usually transmitted from person to person, its fatal rate is as high as 60%, which is 20 times higher than that of the new crown.

According to comprehensive Indian media reports, the boy was admitted to the hospital for treatment on July 2 due to symptoms of pneumonia and leukemia. The doctor initially suspected that the boy had the new crown, but he was subsequently diagnosed with avian flu. All contacts have been quarantined. The source of the boy’s current infection is unknown, but the National Centers for Disease Control has sent a special team to the boy’s hometown to investigate whether there are more cases.

A large number of poultry deaths broke out in many places in India in January this year, raising the alarm of the arrival of bird flu. The test found that the dead birds in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Kerala tested positive for the H5N8 avian influenza virus strain, while the birds in Himachal Pradesh were confirmed to be infected with H5N1 virus. Avian influenza is a highly contagious disease. As long as one poultry gets sick, the epidemic will spread rapidly.

Although people who have been in close contact with infected birds can easily get the disease, the WHO pointed out that the virus is usually not transmitted from person to person, and because the avian influenza virus cannot withstand high temperatures, as long as the poultry meat is fully protected during cooking Cooked can avoid infection, but once humans are infected with avian flu, it will be very fatal, because its fatal rate is as high as 60%. In contrast, official statistics show that the death rate of the new crown is only less than 3%.