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Hong Kong market sample tests positive for H9 bird flu

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A market sample in Hong Kong has tested positive for the H9 bird flu strain, following the infection of a young boy who had visited the location. Health officials have stated that the risk of a widespread outbreak is currently low. The virus identified in the boy is a mild H9N2 strain, and genetic analysis showed no significant variations. AI

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Hong Kong market sample tests positive for H9 bird flu

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Danny Mok ·

    Hong Kong market sample tests positive for H9 bird flu after boy infected

    A sample collected from a market in Hong Kong has tested positive for bird flu H9, days after a two-year-old boy who visited the venue contracted a mild strain of the infectious disease. But the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Monday that the risk of a serious bird flu…

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