WHO confirms rare human case of bird flu infection in India

H9N2 detected in four-year-old in West Bengal

WHO confirms rare human case of bird flu infection in India

Maroosha Muzaffar
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India has found its first case of a human infected with bird flu in five years, according to the World Health Organisation.

The “rare” infection by the avian influenza H9N2 virus was detected in a child in the state of West Bengal, the global health agency said on Tuesday.