Health experts say a previously circulating strain of H5N6 bird flu appears to have changed.
The health authority in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong says one case of a human being infected with the H5N6 strain of bird flu has been reported in the city of Dongguan.
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The Health Commission of Guangdong Province said in a statement that experts considered the risk of transmission to be low at this stage.
A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts, who say a previously circulating strain appears to have changed and may be more infectious to people.
Australian Associated Press
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