First evidence of H10N8 avian influenza virus infections among feral dogs in live poultry markets in Guangdong Province, China

摘要

On 17 December 2013, China formally confirmed the first human infection with an avian influenza A(H10N8) virus in Jiangxi Province [1]. The patient, a 73-year-old female, was hospitalized on November 30th with severe pneumonia. She died on 6 December. As of 15 February 2014, 3 cases of human infection with H10N8 avian influenza virus (AIV) have been confirmed in Jiangxi Province, 2 of which resulted in deaths.