China records the first human infection with the avian influenza virus A(H10N5). GENEVA, February 13. China has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a confirmed case of human infection with the avian influenza virus A(H10N5) in Anhui Province. This is the first globally reported case of human infection with this type of virus, reported the WHO office in Geneva. According to the agency, China's National Health Commission informed the WHO on January 27 about “a confirmed case of human co-infection with avian influenza virus A(H10N5) and seasonal influenza virus A(H3N2).” “This is the first globally reported case of human infection with avian influenza virus A(H10N5),” the agency said. The case occurred in a farmer over 60 years old from Xuancheng Prefecture in Anhui Province. Symptoms appeared on November 30, 2023, and she died on December 16, 2023. It is known that the patient ...