New Delhi, 21st July
A 12-year-old boy who was suffering from bird flu died recently at AIIMS in the national capital, official sources said on Tuesday.
The boy was admitted to the hospital on July 2 with pneumonia and leukemia. He died on 12 July.
During treatment, Kovid-19 and influenza were tested.
“Tested negative for their samples COVID-19. It turned out to be positive for influenza but was not typeable. It was sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, where they confirmed positive for H5N1 avian influenza.”
The case details have been sent to the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and their team has started contact tracing and to see if there are any more cases with similar symptoms with whom the child has come in contact, sources he said.
According to sources, the boy was not a resident of Delhi. PTI