Captain Trips H5N1 & RK7 spreads to humans in China
Our sources indicate there are large inflows of patients in China, including Guandong province, all due to H5N1 bird flu.
Earlier reports of 10 different H5N1 strains in China is cause for concern. Seven of the ten strains were found in humans and the range of symptoms was broad, including those with mild flu-like conditions.
The most virulent human strain was RK7, which would appear to be the virulent Qinghai Lake strain.
RK7 is attributed to sick birds which were discovered on April 30 at Qinghai Lake, a breeding hub for bar-headed geese in West China. The outbreak has killed over 61 people in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia till end of June.
Earlier reports of 10 different H5N1 strains in China is cause for concern. Seven of the ten strains were found in humans and the range of symptoms was broad, including those with mild flu-like conditions.
The most virulent human strain was RK7, which would appear to be the virulent Qinghai Lake strain.
RK7 is attributed to sick birds which were discovered on April 30 at Qinghai Lake, a breeding hub for bar-headed geese in West China. The outbreak has killed over 61 people in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia till end of June.
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