PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (137): China (GD) H5N6

Avian Influenza H5N6 — China
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) has been notified of a confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province today (29 Dec 2015) affecting a 26-year-old woman in Shenzhen. The patient lives in Bao’an, Shenzhen. She is currently hospitalised for treatment and in a critical condition.
A spokesman for the DH said, “All novel influenza A infections (including H5N6) are notifiable diseases in