26.01.2017

One new laboratory-confirmed human case of A(H9N2) virus infection was reported to WHO from China in a seven-month-old girl from Guangdong province. The case developed mild illness on 11 December 2016, was not hospitalized and has recovered. She had exposure to a live poultry market prior to illness onset. No abnormalities were observed among close contacts of the case at the timeof reporting. Avian influenza A(H9N2) viruses are enzootic in poultry in China.