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A four-year-old in central China’s Henan Province has contracted the H3N8 variant of the influenza virus, which was previously only known to be present in dogs, horses, and seals. The case, which was announced on April 26 by authorities in the city of Zhumadian, involved a boy who developed symptoms on April 5 and was later hospitalized. He was diagnosed with H3N8 on April 24 — the first known human infection — and is reportedly in critical condition. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), H3N8 is one of two strains known to cause dog flu...
